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Leo’s only poor effort of the day, a 25-yard punt that gave the Crimson possession on the Lehigh 36-yard line, led to a field goal just before halftime that left Harvard down 13-6 at the break...
Lehigh, meanwhile, repeatedly couldn’t capitalize on great field position. After scoring a touchdown on their first punt return, a 54-yard run by Brannan Thomas, the Mountain Hawks were stymied, despite starting two of their first three drives on their own 49-yard line. One of those drives was converted into a field goal, while the other, Lehigh’s first, was fruitless despite being set up by a 45-yard kickoff return by John Kennedy to open the game. The Crimson used a 30-yard kick return by senior cornerback Steven Williams and pair...
...arguably the star of the day for the Mountain Hawks, clearly outplayed his Harvard counterparts. Senior Matt Schindel handled most of the punting duties, punting seven times for a 37.1-yard average and pinning Lehigh inside the 20 just twice, while sophomore Thomas Hull’s one punt traveled 30 yards and was downed at the 11. Leo was 2-for-3 on field goal attempts, while Crimson sophomore Patrick Long was 2-for-4, bringing his season mark to 3-for-7. Long’s final miss, and the last special teams miscue...
Harvard’s return game suffered as well in comparison to its Patriot League opponent. Leo did not permit a single punt return over the course of the afternoon, while Williams averaged just 18.75 yards per kickoff return compared to Lehigh’s 26.3 per return...
...Obviously everybody in here knows that it wasn’t pretty for us offensively today,” said Mountain Hawks head coach Andy Coen. “Special teams were huge; a blocked field goal, obviously a punt return for a touchdown. My hat goes off to the kids for just hanging in there and never giving...