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...performance, the coaching staff returned the sophomore to running back for a trial run.The 5’11, 190 pound tailback joined the first team offense in the annual spring game held last April, posting 19 carries for 116 yards and a touchdown. Working hard throughout the offseason and preseason, Murphy gave him the nod for opening night under the lights.“Jenkins has done a terrific job all preseason, [which is] something that we had not foreseen, moving him over from defense,” head coach Tim Murphy says.But Jenkins won’t sit comfortably...
...familiar thorn in its side: a lack of offensive production. As junior goalkeeper Lauren Mann enters her third year as the cream of the league crop in net, the team’s struggles for goals and wins have gone hand-in-hand. The signs in the offseason and early going in 2008 all point to upward movement in the standings for Harvard. Last year’s talented freshmen and sophomores are a year older and wiser, and Leone recruited a solid crop of rookies—highlighted by early scoring leader Melanie Baskind (three goals, two assists...
After a more-than-disappointing 2006 season in which it mustered just three wins, the Harvard women’s soccer team faced a plethora of offseason questions. Who would replace head coach Erica Walsh, who left Cambridge for Penn State after just one season? Who would provide the offensive spark in 2007 after the Crimson was shut out nine times in 17 games? How would Harvard move from a disappointing team to a dangerous one? New head coach Ray Leone and an outstanding freshman class were ready with the answers. Behind new faces and a new attitude, Harvard turned...
...Another cause for optimism was the developing performance of freshman Corey Jantzen. Despite a knee injury that cost the 141 lb. competitor much of his rookie season, Jantzen rebounded to take fourth at EIWA’s and qualify for NCAAs. The freshman continued his strong efforts into the offseason, winning the FILA Junior National competition to earn a spot at the World Team Trials. These recent efforts by the rookie have generated tremendous excitement within the program. “Even going to nationals doesn’t show the progress that [Jantzen] has made,” Weiss...
...everyone involved—fans, coaches, reporters—spring practices and the spring game usually present an opportunity to answer the biggest questions facing the team in the offseason. Usually, it’s turnover at key positions that holds the attention of fans.Sitting down before Harvard’s spring game on Saturday night, I tried to plan out some key position battles I would watch, figuring that the game would be a golden opportunity to gain insight into next fall. But instead of a long list, I came away with the impression that Crimson fans have nothing...