Word: second-half
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...first problem was one of scoring early. Before yesterday, the Crimson's last win--a 3-2 job over Providence--featured one late first-half goal and two second-half scores. That's not the ideal way to do things--a good team will burst out of the gate with a quick goal to set the stage...
That would change soon, though. Brady knocked in her second goal of the game only 4:49 after the second-half whistle on what Caples called an "unlucky" goal, ending the scoring...
Some profitable quarters are exactly what Harvard (4-6, 2-5 Ivy) needed in The 111th Game but couldn't find. Ravaged by injuries, the Crimson fell victim to three second-half Eli touchdowns en route to a 32-13 thrashing. With starting quarterback Vin Ferrara hobbled by a knee injury, Harvard's offense could only generate a meager 22 yards passing and relied exclusively on the talents of sophomore Eion Hu and junior Kweli Thompson...
Especially in the early going. In the first couple of games, Harvard's youth showed, as it lost second-half leads against UNH and Providence...
...come the second-half buzzer, that all changed. Perhaps the extended halftime that honored Harvard's departing seniors gave the Crimson enough time to be super-charged, or maybe the flowers and applause given to the five seniors psychologically picked up the team...