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...eighth in the Big Al Invitational, before pulling out a dual-meet victory over Arizona State.With the start of the second semester, Harvard returned to its home pool and began the sprint to the Ivy League and ECAC finish line. After trouncing Navy, 188-112, the Crimson breezed past Penn and Brown, 213-85 and 169-119, respectively.But Harvard was still less than pleased with its performances in the pool.“Starting in the beginning of the season, it took us a while to come together as a team—like to get our [stuff] together, basically...
...flourish, putting together a four-match dual winning streak in his final season en route to a career record of 18-15. Still, as Harvard showed throughout its campaign, the squad has the potential to bounce back from the losses. Despite continuing to falter against juggernauts No. 24 Penn (12-7, 4-1) and No. 6 Cornell (12-2, 5-0)—both of whom bested Harvard by more than 20 points this year—the Crimson has confidence that its close-knit group of returning grapplers sets the team apart. “There was great...
...goal.” In its next match, Harvard took a step back, falling, 5-2, to No. 46 Princeton. With a 2-1 mark, the Crimson had to win out for a chance at the title. And win out Harvard did. In two thrillers, the Crimson edged out Penn, 4-3, and No. 58 Brown, 4-3. In arguably the year’s defining match, Harvard surged past the defending Ivy League champion, No. 44 Yale, 5-2. To clinch a share of the Ancient Eight title with the Tigers, the Crimson took down Dartmouth...
...proving worthy itself of its top-four ranking. Harvard’s first real tests came in the first week of February against three opponents that were seeded higher than the Crimson. “We knew that we were strong going into that week, but we knew [Trinity, Penn, and Princeton] were going to be tough,” junior captain Johanna Snyder said. “It was [a] hybrid of confidence and viewing them as true competition that made us successful.” The Crimson impressed in every way possible against No. 3 Trinity. Seven...
...against then-No. 12 Boston College. After having played a grueling nine games in 22 days, the Crimson players were optimistic about their ability to succeed. But with missed shots—including a close attempt from freshman Melanie Baskind that deflected off the crossbar—and Penn finding the net once in each half, the Harvard team emerged from the game in a completely different mood. “It was our first Ivy League game, and we lost it,” junior Christina Hagner said. “After that game, we got together because people?...