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...Harvard women’s soccer team’s (7-6-1, 4-1 Ivy) 1-0 loss to Princeton (6-6-3, 2-2-1 Ivy) on Saturday at Ohiri Field had all of these features. The deciding tally came from Tiger freshman Jen Hoy, who scored with less than five minutes to play...
Harvard came out charging early and seemed to dominate possession for much of the first half but was unable to capitalize. Junior Katherine Sheeleigh and sophomore Melanie Baskind were able to put pressure on the Tiger defense and goalie Alyssa Pont, but Princeton was able to thwart the Crimson’s offensive plans. The Tigers were able to clear the ball after Sheeleigh set up a scramble in front of the goal and were able to force wide shots by Baskind and senior Christina Hagner...
...Princeton, meanwhile, was struggling for much of the half to get its offense going and to get Hoy involved...
...have six or seven freshmen on the field,” Princeton coach Julie Shackford said. “From game to game, we don’t often know which ones are going to step up...at the end of the day, [Hoy is] our most dangerous in terms of getting behind people, putting defenders on their heels, that kind of stuff...
...Tigers seemed to find their fire towards the end of the first half, outshooting the Crimson, 4-1, in the last 10 minutes of the half. Princeton carried that intensity into the second half and dominated the ball just as Harvard had done for much of the first half...