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...more physical. Tough tackles in the midfield made for a heated finish, and the game ended with 38 fouls and six yellow cards. As in the first half, Harvard’s best opportunities came via the counter-attack. The Crimson forced Tiger goalkeeper Joe Walter into four second-half saves. “We’re getting a lot better at linking together,” Fucito said of Harvard’s ability to move quickly up the field. “We have a lot of speed, skill, and are gaining that tactical awareness...
...number of opportunities to put this game away, [and] we didn’t do it.”That stop before the half precipitated a marked improvement from the Crimson’s defense in the second half. After allowing Culbreath, the Ivy League’s leading rusher, to run for 118 yards and two scores in the first half, Harvard held him to just 36 second-half yards and no scores.“I felt like they did a really good job scheming us up, and it showed in the first half,” Schultz...
...contest by holding the potent Terrier offense in check.“I thought we played really well,” Tune said. “We were strong in the first, second, and third quarters, but our offense was weak in the fourth.”Connolly made 15 saves to lead the stellar defensive effort, but with only one more second-half score from rookie Luka Babic, the Crimson found the deficit insurmountable.Although the loss was tough, both Tune and Connolly continued to lead by example with excellent performances on Senior Day. Tune and Connolly finished their careers...
...last Friday, and things seemed to be going according to plan as O’Hagan ran for eight yards on first down. But on the very next play, the backup threw a pick on the goal line that put a temporary damper on the Crimson’s second-half run. That won’t be it for O’Hagan, who is also trying his hand as a personal protector on the special teams unit. The hurler, who punted in high school, will provide an added threat each time Harvard punts the ball...
...attendance. In 2007 both teams came into the match-up ranked in the top 25. The Crimson took the lead twice in the first half but went into the break level in what was a goal-filled opening period. But then co-captain Matt Hoff scored the second-half winner to give Harvard a 3-2 win in its first game of the season. “It’s been close the last two years so I’m sure it’s going to be a tight contest,” junior star forward Andre...