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Harvard (2-3, 0-2 Ivy) staved off two furious Crusader rallies and sealed a 28-25 victory. Sophomore safety Derek Yankoff ended Holy Cross's hopes of a comeback with his second interception of quarterback Dan Boland with fewer than two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter...
Harvard's ability to make the big play when it counted meant that it overcame statistical disadvantages on both sides of the ball and Holy Cross's perseverance. The Crusaders outgained Harvard 410 to 318 yards, but Harvard's defense forced five turnovers and sacked the quarterback five times...
...second quarter, the Crusaders scored 15 unanswered points. Then in the fourth quarter, when Harvard stretched the lead to 28-15 on a 46-yard strike from freshman quarterback Rich Linden to junior Colby Skelton, Holy Cross drew to within three by scoring 10 straight points. In the end, though, Harvard's early advantage was too much, and Yankoff made sure that Harvard, who never trailed, was ahead at the finish...
...Junior quarterback Jay Snowden, who had an off-day against Lafayette, was 18-of-24 against the Big Red and threw for 216 yards. Junior flanker Colby Skelton also had a tremendous game for the Crimson, with 152 yards receiving in last week's action...
Holy Cross's offense relies heavily on airing out the football. In last weekend's Dartmouth contest alone, 11 different receivers caught passes tossed by Crusader quarterback Brion Stapp...