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...heels of a nine-game skid, the Harvard field hockey team entered its last home game of the season this weekend with hopes of reversing its misfortune. But the Crimson (5-11, 1-5 Ivy) was unable to overcome its tendency to lose close games, dropping a hard fought 2-1 contest to Dartmouth (8-7, 4-2) on Saturday at frosty Jordan Field. “We were a little bit flat in general,” captain midfielder Jen McDavitt said. “It could be the challenge of continually trying to get emotionally excited for games...
...league’s NCAA tournament bid with a win tomorrow. The Tigers have won 10 out of the last 11 league championships. The one year they failed? It was 2004, when Harvard took the title and the NCAA bid. During this year’s seven-game skid, the Crimson has lost just two contests by more than one goal. Furthermore, the shot differential for each game is consistently even. But Harvard has not been opportunistic. “We need to work on making our corners more successful,” McDavitt said...
While the game ended Harvard’s two-game skid and saw the offense make improvements, there were some soft spots for Harvard...
Harvard continued its recent skid, falling to Boston University yesterday at Nickerson Field by the tally of 3-0. Terriers forward Sedric Chin tallied two goals and an assist as BU (5-6-1, 0-1-1 America East) handed Harvard (4-5-1, 0-2 Ivy) its fourth straight loss. After a scoreless first half, Chin knocked home his first goal with 31:14 remaining, creating a deficit the Crimson would not surmount. “That first goal just kind of flicked through and was kind of a letdown,” senior defenseman William Craig said. After...
...minutes. Cornell’s first goal came by way of a penalty kick after a controversial call. The Big Red Scored again in the 18th minute off a corner kick helped out by a breakdown in the Harvard defense. The Crimson hopes to stop its three-game skid today in a non-league game against Boston University. Harvard will have freshman forward John Stamatis back for that game. Stamatis scored twice in the loss Tuesday, but was suspended for the Cornell match because of a red card...