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These stories are not about me:In May 2007, the Harvard softball team drew regional host Hofstra for its opening game of the NCAA Tournament and sent newly minted Ivy League Pitcher of the Year Shelly Madick to the circle. With one beatable team and one powerhouse joining them in the round-robin, picking up a W against the Pride would be the key to the Crimson advancing in the tournament.Madick, dueling with Hofstra’s ace, cruised through the first three frames allowing only one hit before surrendering a go-ahead solo homer in the bottom...
This year, Radcliffe heavyweight crew found more speed each week to surge ahead to its 11th NCAA tournament bid in the event’s 12 year history, beating several ranked opponents to head into the tournament seeded seventh.“There have been a lot of interesting results. No crew has distinguished themselves above and beyond every other crew,” assistant coach Cory Bosworth said after Eastern Sprints. “Any crew that goes to the tournament has a real shot at the Grand Finals. It makes it a little nerve-wracking, though...
...close of the season, Donato’s squad had transformed itself into a threat to win the conference by generating what looked to be unstoppable momentum. Though Princeton ultimately ended Harvard’s quest to hoist the conference trophy and kept the Crimson from the NCAA tournament, Harvard finished the season with the tenacity to compete in high-pressure games. The Crimson’s appearance in the Beanpot Finals brought Harvard back to the big game for the first time in a decade. The 6-0-1finish that followed the Beanpot included victories over nationally-ranked...
...Crimson had just seen its season come to a disappointing end the night before after a 4-1 loss to Wisconsin in the semifinals of the NCAA Frozen Four, but the squad—for which cohesiveness and teamwork were synonymous with success—had come together one last time to cheer on Vaillancourt, a junior, as she accepted the Patty Kazmaier Award, given annually to the top player in women’s college hockey...
Vaillancourt was also fourth in the NCAA with seven game-winning goals, including one on Feb. 22 with the Crimson’s perfect conference record on the line at Colgate. With just over two minutes left in regulation, Harvard and the Raiders were deadlocked in a 2-2 tie, and the Crimson found itself with its back to the wall facing a 4-on-3 penalty kill. The situation looked bleak, and Vaillancourt sensed that something needed to be done...