Word: preseason
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Crimson, the team will not be able to recover from its losses with on-the-court action until after its exam break on Jan. 30, when Puerto Rico-Mayaguez comes to town.LEWIS 3, HARVARD 0The Crimson was ranked No. 1 in the Hay Division in the EIVA preseason poll, but the team that came out to play Saturday would remain far from the top.After junior setter Dave Fitz went down with an injury during warm-ups, an unprepared team took the court.“That made us not only switch the setter position, but switch everyone around...
...Crimson’s man-to-man defense worked, even if Harvard came up well short of an upset bid over the preseason unanimous favorite. Dartmouth was rattled during the Crimson’s second half tear, unable to find shots or corral defensive rebounds as the Big Green did consistently in the first half. “You know what it is? It’s the type of nothing-to-lose mentality which was our intention in starting the game,” Delaney-Smith said of the Crimson’s second half performance...
...playing some real good hockey, they’ve lost a [few] in a row.” “But they’re a very proud team, a very talented team,” he added. “Obviously, [when] you look at their preseason rating”—second in the conference coaches’ poll and third in the media poll—“that was for a reason.” The Big Green won 20 games last season, and thus far in this campaign, they?...
...added 14 points. But the three guards also committed 10 of the team’s 18 turnovers. And except for intermittent bursts of eyebrow-raising skill?especially in the team’s strong second half?Hallion and Tay lacked the aggressiveness that had Delaney-Smith raving during preseason practices. “Lindsay and Emily have a lot of talent,” she said, “and they’re not using it yet.” Freshmen forwards Katie Rollins, Liz Tindal, and Niki Finelli, who have battled injuries all season, filled...
...fall, Lorentzen took another turn on the international stage when she competed in the Harvard-hosted U.S. Open, losing in the qualifying draw. As a result, she did not join the team for its annual Ivy scrimmage, where the Crimson eventually lost 6-3 to the rival Bulldogs. The preseason match is not the best indication of what will happen when Harvard takes on No. 1-ranked Yale on Feb. 22, as neither Lorentzen nor two-time defending Individuals champion Michelle Quibell competed. Last season, the Harvard women’s squash team came up one match short...