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...this year, for the first time ever, things went exactly according to plan. It’s like that time on the SAT’s when you got six B’s in a row. Every now and then, the probabilities align the right way, and produce something unusually ordered. Often, we find the opposite remarkable in sports—we are astounded by the miraculous upset, when David defeats Goliath. This time, though, we can appreciate the opposite: Goliath, beating David, over and over again, in a stunning and rare display of the triumph of rational order...

Author: By Daniel E. Herz-roiphe | Title: Apocalypse Now | 3/31/2008 | See Source »

...Harvard couldn’t count itself as the night’s victor quite yet. The Big Red removed Scrivens from the net with 2:18 left in the third, forcing the Crimson to play defense for the rest of the game in order to kill off the six-on-four penalty play. Although Cornell outshot Harvard 16-12 in the final period, the Big Red was ultimately unable to score and force overtime. The win landed the Crimson a place in the ECAC finals for the sixth time in seven years. Additionally, the March 21 victory marked...

Author: By Lucy D. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Rolls in Semifinal Win | 3/31/2008 | See Source »

...turn out in our favor.”Junior captain Brady Weissbourd recorded 17 kills, five digs and three block assists against NYU. Sophomore Erik Kuld slammed down 14 kills and reached an attacking percentage of .385. Rapp tallied 14 digs, and senior Jamie Crooks notched six digs and seven kills.HARVARD 3, SACRED HEART 1Breaking its four-game losing streak, the Crimson overpowered Sacred Heart 3-1 last Friday night at the Pitt Center in Fairfield, Conn.In the first stanza, Harvard was plagued with errors, committing seven serving and attacking errors. The Crimson misfires allowed Sacred Heart to take...

Author: By Courtney D. Skinner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Splits Break Matchups | 3/31/2008 | See Source »

...severe blister on his foot, a modified Harvard lineup could not hold off Santa Barbara on Tuesday, losing 4-3.“We were back on our heels all match,” Fish said, adding that it seemed for a time that all six singles players would lose their first set.Playing at the No. 2 position, higher than he usually plays, Ermakov had a chance to deliver the Crimson a victory, up 3-0 in the third set. But when his opponent picked up his game Ermakov blinked, losing 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.Harvard...

Author: By Jonathan B. Steinman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Splits Spring Break Matches in California | 3/31/2008 | See Source »

...with the way they play. It was funny because it was 10 in a row but it was a kind of gradual scoring.” Duke would score two more in the final five minutes of the half—both on assists from Danowski, who contributed six points on the day—with 4:21 and 2:14 left to go into the locker room with a 4-2 lead. Junior goalie Joe Pike made 10 saves in the first half, five in each of the opening frames, but he was simply overwhelmed by Duke?...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard’s Upset Bid Falls Short | 3/31/2008 | See Source »

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