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What started out as a season in which anything was possible quickly became a rebuilding one, as the Harvard men’s lacrosse team wasted a 4-1 start by dropping seven of its last nine contests to finish 6-8 overall and 1-6 in the Ancient Eight. Despite an opening day setback, the young squad went on a four-game tear led by sophomore midfielder Jason Duboe, who finished first on the team with 32 points on 26 goals and six assists. Harvard entered Ivy League play ranked No. 19 in the country...
...have quite enough firepower to repeat. In the ILCS, the Crimson faced South Division winner Princeton for a best-of-three series in New Jersey, but the Tigers only needed two games to defeat the Crimson. Leaning on its pitching staff, Princeton surrendered just three runs on nine hits in the series to wrestle the Ivy title back from the defending champs. “On the whole, it was a good year. We definitely overachieved,” head coach Jenny Allard said. “To end the season at the Ivy Championships, that?...
...carry the young squad through its taxing schedule, while the exuberance of youth propelled the Crimson to unexpected highlights. Sophomores Spencer Livingston and Egen Atkinson each had breakout seasons, scoring 48 and 20 goals, respectively. Livingston lived up to the potential he showed in his freshman year (25 goals, nine steals, nine assists) by nearly doubling his goal total and increasing his steal count.But Harvard’s season would have amounted to nothing without a remarkable group of freshmen. Initially counted on to provide energy and depth, the freshmen exceeded expectations and found themselves in critical roles throughout...
...Harvard women’s swimming and diving team still managed to be a dominant force in the Ivy League. The Crimson finished the season with a 6-1 dual meet record, a second-place finish at Ivies, a No. 2 ranking among mid-major teams, and nine new school records. Harvard handily beat every team in the Ivy League except Princeton, who handed the team its first loss in the season’s final dual meet and then claimed victory again at the Ivy League Championships. The Crimson won all of its dual meets by an average...
...over Penn in February. “It’s great, especially for a sophomore to be stepping up like that—it’s a great sign for our future.” Early in the season, Lin put up a career-high 23-point, nine rebound, nine assist performance in a big non-conference win over Mercer. Lin would later put his stamp on the season in one weekend, with the team hosting Princeton and Penn at Lavietes Pavilion on consecutive nights. Against the Tigers, Lin capped an 8-0 run by the Crimson with...