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...Crimson squad was already depleted, as Leone made the move to rest co-captain Lizzy Nichols??a finalist for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award...
...moment, as incoming co-captain Lizzy Nichols lined up for her penalty kick. As she put cleat to ball, the crowd began to shout. When the shot ripped the upper nineties, it roared. When the swarm of students sprinted onto the field, it became pure bedlam, and deservedly so. Nichols?? penalty-kick goal with nine seconds left in double overtime not only won the game, 2-1, for the Crimson, but more importantly, it secured an Ivy title. Were it not for that goal, a tie would have resulted, handing Princeton the championship and leaving Harvard...
...history, winning the game and the Ivy title in a 2-1 double-overtime thriller. What mattered nearly as much was what happened off the field. The crowd packed the stands, spiraling out to the Columbia side of the field. From the final 10 minutes of regulation until Lizzy Nichols?? penalty kick winner with nine seconds to go, no one sat down. For almost 30 minutes of Saturday’s game, no one stopped cheering. For a team that is often overshadowed by its men’s counterpart, this was its moment, and it took...
...been an Academic All-Ivy League honoree. She played all 17 games for Harvard in 2007, tallying a goal and an assist, and proved a stalwart defender as the team recorded a 10-6-1 record.On the basis of these individual and collective successes, it was no surprise Nichols?? enthusiasm resonated over the phone, in anticipation of a memorable training session with the national team.“The weather here is unbelievable,” she exclaims. “The opportunity to play with this level of players, and the training and coaching staff we have...
...minutes remaining in the second half, the Crimson finally got a break. Awarded a free kick about 30 yards from the Brown goal, Nichols showed once again how dangerous she is. Her shot, which lofted easily into the far side netting, tied the game at one. As a defender, Nichols??s first priority is to prevent goals, not score them. Don’t tell her that, though. She is now the team leader in both points—with seven—and assists—with three. “Obviously as a player...