Word: preseasonitis
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...head coach Steve Donahue agreed with his fellow Ivy League brethren.“I think it is best for the student-athletes,” Donahue said. “If the conference tournament is done right, I am all for it.”The league preseason poll was released the same day. Defending champion Cornell was a unanimous pick among all 16 voters to repeat as league champions. Harvard is projected to finish fourth in the league, behind Penn and Yale.Harvard will look to surpass these expectations with the help of a stellar senior class. Guard Drew...
...other side of the ball, rookie Matthew Hanson has been a revelation at defensive back, where the graduation of Steven Williams ’08 left question marks concerning who would team up with senior preseason All-American Andrew Berry to stop the opposition’s passing game. Hanson already has two interceptions in his young career, and has helped solidify the rear of the Crimson defense...
...next day, Harvard confronted the Bulldogs (10-3, 4-0) in an exhausting five-game match that ultimately went the Eli’s way, 25-19, 25-19, 13-25, 20-25, 15-11.Throughout both matchups, the Crimson slipped into the bad habits that characterized most of its preseason games, allowing its opponent to control the game’s momentum with long offensive streaks.However, Harvard did demonstrate resiliency, pushing one game beyond 25 against Brown and then forcing a close fifth frame against Yale the following day.“We ended the weekend playing the way we know...
...that a 0-2 start in league play could be disastrous, the Crimson will now attempt to even its Ancient Eight record and rediscover what helped it to last year’s Ivy championship, while the Big Red is certainly motivated by its sixth-place ranking in the preseason Ivy League media poll...
...Cornell has proved itself no small foe, however, in beating preseason favorite Yale at home 17-14 two weeks ago, and Lehigh 25-24 last week, a game in which senior quarterback Nathan Ford passed for 438 yards and two touchdowns. Ford completed 39 of 63 attempts and led the Big Red on a fourth quarter game-winning drive, finding senior wideout Jesse Baker in the end zone as time expired...