Word: schindel
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...Schindel, the sophomore kicker who earned a first-team All-Ivy nod in his rookie season a year ago, has been a revelation during his 12-game career in his own right, but even more so in contrast to his mediocre predecessors, whom Murphy often didn’t trust to convert a chip-shot field-goal try in the closing moments of a three-touchdown game...
...have Matt [Schindel],” Murphy said...
...Murphy counts on Schindel to kick those. His career field goal conversion rate—a hair under 81 percent, and nearly 45 percent better than his predecessors posted in 2003—guarantees that. But Murphy had never asked Schindel to save or win a game for him and, by his own admission, Schindel had never attempted so weighty a kick before. At least not in his collegiate career...
...expected, Schindel affirmed his coach’s faith and was equal to the task, coolly knocking down the pressure-packed extra point with 15 seconds to play before adding a pair of treys—his second and third of the game—to provide all six of Harvard’s overtime points...
...penalties proved particularly costly for the Crimson. On the extra point attempt following Liam O’Hagan’s second quarter touchdown run giving Harvard a 20-14 lead, sophomore defensive end Brad Bagdis was flagged for a personal foul. Sophomore kicker Matt Schindel was forced to re-kick the extra point after the 15-yard penalty and missed it, ended his streak of 20 straight made extra points...