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Since belting two home runs in last Wednesday’s game at Holy Cross, captain Matt Vance has been mired in a 2-for-24 slump that has included 10 strikeouts. Last night, the captain’s woes continued: Vance went 0-for-3 with a walk, and grounded into two double plays. The second—a comebacker to the pitcher that turned into a 1-4-3 twin killer—erasing senior Taylor Meehan, who had singled to put a much-needed leadoff man on for Harvard in the bottom of the ninth...
...tenure, head coach Joe Walsh has never directed a team to a losing record in the league. “If I had 164 games to play, I’d say, ‘We’re in a tailspin, we’re in a slump,’” Walsh said. “But when you’ve come this far into your season and every single Ivy League team wants to play you—[we’re] just laying down, giving doubleheaders away at home.” PENN...
...familiar to people who follow Harvard hockey.As senior co-captain Mike Taylor netted the game-tying goal in the third, thanks to perfect positioning in front of the net, a new team emerged. Harvard was not just a promising team fighting its way out of a slump but a contender whose players’ willpower to make the most of the special opportunity meant that the Crimson would not go quietly whenever the game mattered the most.Though the Eagles ended up taking advantage of a loose puck in overtime, my heart lumped in my throat for those...
...level, that’s something you can’t teach. He’s putting the team on his back, and it’s great to watch and be a part of.”When Harvard needed to break out of its mid-season slump, Taylor and Richter provided spark. Now that the Harvard must play mistake-free hockey, the individual brilliance and the consistent hockey team must show up ready to skate.—Staff writer Robert T. Hamlin can be reached at rhamlin@fas.harvard.edu...
...anybody to do for all four years,” Madick says. “As long as she stays in her confidence and doesn’t think too much, I think she’ll have a great season again.” Avoiding a sophomore slump may be more difficult than simply staying in her rhythm. Opposing teams will certainly be keyed in on Murphy. In a four-game series against Dartmouth at the end of last season, the Big Green gave “Murph” a free pass in eight at-bats. It?...