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Facing three squads in the top 25, the Harvard wrestling team knew its slate would be a daunting one. But with two forfeits due to injury at the Journeyman/Brute Northeast Duals on Saturday, the Crimson found the challenge insurmountable.Despite a few grind-out efforts, including an undefeated performance from junior co-captain Louis Caputo, Harvard (0-3) fell by lopsided margins to No. 21 Old Dominion, No. 24 Virginia, and No. 5 Missouri in Troy, N.Y.“We wrestled against some [teams] ranked very high,” junior co-captain J.P. O’Connor said...
...offense is not shooting particularly well in a close game, it is up to the defense to step it up and keep the game tight until the offense can break away. On Saturday afternoon at home against Army, the Crimson defense came through and put on a show, setting a new single-game record of 12 blocks in the victory...
...Saturday afternoon also marked the return of senior guard Erik Groszyk, who has not played since the middle of the 2006-07 season because of a concussion. Groszyk is looking to show what he can do after his year on hiatus...
Groszyk saw limited playing time on Saturday, coming off the bench in the last minute of the game, but with the recovery time of junior guard Dan McGeary’s back injury still unknown, he should see more playing time...
...assists in his already-historic career. Harvard’s 2008 season may have come to a close last Tuesday in a 2-1 loss to No. 8 University of South Florida, but now the team has something to root for in the upcoming weeks. The semifinalists were named Saturday, and three finalists will be chosen Friday, Dec. 12. The winner will be announced four weeks later on Friday Jan. 9. Past recipients of the Hermann Trophy include American soccer-greats Claudio Reyna and Brad Friedel. —THE CRIMSON STAFF