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...When our offense plays together, everyone is moving the ball, and we just follow the game plan,” Smith said. “Nobody is trying to be selfish or do it themselves—opportunities pop up. Dean and Jeff and Jason are all very opportunistic players, and when they get those opportunities, good things will happen...
After the first quarter the Crimson defense—led by freshman goalie Harry Krieger, who made his first collegiate start against Holy Cross—held the Crusaders to only three goals in the remaining three quarters of play. Krieger made seven saves in the win, while Smith, senior defenseman Billy Geist, freshman midfielder Jeff Molinari and freshman midfielder Alex White each picked up three ground balls to keep the offensive motion heading upfield...
...Holy Cross] had been getting a lot of shots from right in the middle, at the crease, which puts our goalie in a tough spot when they’re only shooting from three yards away,” Smith said. “We started making them take some outside shots, started playing each man up more, and causing some turnovers that then gave our offense opportunities...
...wanted to use the entire clock; we did not want give the ball back to Penn,” said Crimson coach Kathy Delaney-Smith...
...Delaney-Smith admitted that part of the lack of focus might have been due to preoccupation with the game against undefeated Princeton the following night...