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...last year with an 8-12 Ivy League record, this season did not present much of a contrast statistically, but consistent observers of the Crimson would likely attest to the team’s improvement.Harvard finished its 2009 campaign at 13-28, going 10-10 in conference play, in large part due to an injury-ravaged pitching staff that forced the Crimson to rely heavily on untested freshmen and sophomores. But Harvard also took steps towards future success.“This year set the team up nicely to come back strong, especially with our pitching staff...
...Against the Billikens, McCoy tallied two goals en route to a convincing 6-0 victory. Senior forward Tami Jafar also buoyed the Harvard attack, chipping in five scores on the season. Keating added four goals, including three game-winners. The defense was anchored by Stone’s superlative play in net. Stone, the team MVP, held seven opponents to one goal or fewer, including shutouts against Holy Cross, Yale, Brown, and Saint Louis. Her 43 saves and 1.71 goals-against average were both second best in the league against Ivy opponents Two talented freshmen were the only Crimson players...
...leadership of the upperclassmen made it really easy for the freshmen to come into this team and play an important role,” Baise said. “The team was very supportive of each other, very demanding of each other, expected to play hard and play well...
With its record at .500 after four games, Harvard faced its toughest stretch of the season as it traveled to play two difficult road games against defending national champion Penn State and league rival East Stroudsburg on consecutive days...
...decided to practice harder and play harder, certainly not let that weekend get us down,” Baise said. “In some ways, that was clear on the bus ride home. We weren’t going to stay down for long...