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...admissions committee, alumni, and the coaches have tried to develop a method in the face of the swelling madness, experiences of Harvard varsity athletes furnish a patchwork of no particular pattern. Crimson soccer forward Mauro K. Sarmiento '82 of Buenos Aires, for instances, one of the squad's leading goal scorers the last two seasons, says he had no idea about what sort of athletic program Harvard offered. "In fact, I wrote to the athletic department after I was accepted and received no response," he adds...
Other Harvard players named: Mauro Keller-Sarmiento [forward, 2nd team], Billy Blood [goalie, hon. mention...
Only after Ford switched sophomore forward Mauro Keller-Sarmiento into the middle from the wings did the Harvard offense suddenly ignite, score 11 goals in five games, and, in combination with a defense that allowed but one goal in that stretch, carry the Crimson through its five game win streak. Keller-Sarmiento and Mike Mogollan played brilliantly at times with help from Alberto Villar on the wing...
When forwards Keller-Sarmiento, Mogollan, Steve Yakopec, and Dave Eaton all suffered debilitating or half-debilitating injuries or sickness at various times after the Bowdoin game, the zing went out of the Crimson offense, and Harvard did not score in its last five games...
...season dry spell cannot obscure the quality of Ford's eleven, however. With perhaps two more players, and far fewer injuries, it would have been a superb team. A center-forward who could worry opposing goalies in the air would have complemented Keller-Sarmiento and Mogollan's play on the ground and added an extra dimension to the Crimson attack. One other fine halfback might have given the team the dominance it needed in midfield...