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PHILADELPHIA—For the first time in years, the Harvard men’s basketball team entered The Palestra with a swagger, looking to take advantage of a struggling Penn team and do what it hadn’t done since 1991: win on the Quakers?? home court.Though the Crimson charged back from multiple deficits, leading as late as with 2:43 remaining in the game, Harvard (6-13, 1-2 Ivy) missed three consecutive three-point attempts to end the game as Penn (6-12, 1-0) squeaked out a 73-69 victory on Friday night.Quaker...
...well become the motto of the Harvard women’s basketball team, which saw its repeat Ivy Title bid hang precipitously in the balance in an unlikely nail-biter with woeful Penn (3-15, 0-3 Ivy) on Friday night. Then junior guard Emily Tay, who shredded the Quakers?? defense all night, found one last, all-important hole and buried a jumper with 14 ticks left to seal the Crimson’s furious 63-62 comeback win over visiting Penn. Tay’s last-minute heroics—made possible after a Lindsay Hallion steal...
...with the injury-plagued Quakers offense’s inability to put points on the board.Coming into the game, Penn was already missing its starting quarterback, junior Robert Irvin, for the season due to a shoulder injury. Then, in the first quarter of Saturday’s game, the Quakers?? starting backfield tandem of running back Joe Sandberg and fullback Nick Cisler went down.“We’ve been a very, very unlucky team,” Penn coach Al Bagnoli said. “We’re catching some bad breaks and playing...
...goal scoring action was packed into those final minutes of the first half, as the Crimson escaped with a 2-1 victory over the Quakers at Ohiri Field on Saturday afternoon. In the 41st minute, co-captain Matt Hoff’s through ball into the Quakers?? penalty area was unable to find a Crimson striker. The play appeared to be over when the ball was struck straight into the waiting arms of Penn goalkeeper Ben Berg. But instead of cleanly fielding the ball, Berg dropped it. Junior Mike Fucito took advantage of the mistake and rushed forward...
...points on the season. Defensively, however, the team has struggled, allowing the second-most number of goals in the League. Last time out, Penn suffered a 1-0 loss to Princeton, a team the Crimson beat 3-2 in October. Harvard has spent the week preparing itself for the Quakers?? speed and focusing on the team’s ultimate goal of making it to the NCAA playoffs. “We need everybody ready to contribute,” Kerr said. “We’re hoping that everyone is sharp and ready...