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...Game over folks. The Brad Unger era has come to a close and unfortunately for him, it comes on the heels of a disappointing loss. Harvard closes out its Ivy campaign with a 3-11 record. A disappointing season, considering the hype during the pre-season. Harvard posted a 5-9 record in the Ivies last year...
...here and I think our confidence level is a lot better here.”This season Harvard accrued all eight of its victories–and only four losses–at Lavietes. The Crimson now sits tied for sixth with Dartmouth in the conference rankings, right where pre-season polls had projected the Crimson to be.This weekend provides Harvard with the chance to salvage the remnants of a jagged season–Amaker’s first—that draws to a close without a single win on the road.“It?...
...heading into the deciding three matches, the Crimson was only able to muster one victory, falling to the No. 1 Quakers, 5-4, Saturday afternoon.Despite the loss, the showing was a stark improvement over the 9-0 whitewash that Harvard suffered at the hands of the Penn during a pre-season fall matchup.“We were unable to capitalize on their mistakes,” Balsekar said. “But I’m very proud of how the team performed. We took many lessons away from the match.”While the Quakers won their...
...Playing matches abroad is not a new phenomenon - England's top teams have long engaged in pre-season warmups and other friendly games in the U.S., Asia and the Arab world, to whet the appetites of global fans and boost their own kitty. Current champions Manchester United netted a cool $2 million for playing a friendly game in Saudi Arabia just last month. But the new proposal involves competitive games on which a team's fortunes could rest, as compared to the strolling exhibition matches that have been offered abroad until...
...Additionally, Akpan was chosen as a second-team All-American by College Soccer News and was the only underclassman in the country to be chosen as a semi-finalist for the Herman Trophy, which is given to the best player in Division I men’s soccer. A pre-season All-American, Akpan finished the year with a team and league best 13 goals and nine assists for 35 points. Akpan’s 2.06 points per game was good enough to make him the second-leading scorer in the country. He is just one of nine Division...