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...Harvard offense had several near-misses prior to Andrews’ second goal. The Crimson’s biggest obstacle proved not to be Michigan State goalkeeper Christina Kirkaldy, the national leader in goals-against average and save percentage entering the day, but rather the Spartan defenders...
...three occasions, Spartan players packing the net and made defensive saves after Harvard had gotten the ball behind Kirkaldy. Kirkaldy herself made just four saves, including a couple one-on-one stops against Harvard senior Philomena Gambale...
Just a few minutes later, the Spartans brought the ball deep into the Harvard end and lobbed a high, troublesome ball towards Zacarian. When Zacarian failed to clear the ball after making the initial save, Spartan Cynthia Martin crashed the net and finished for the 4-2 lead...
Harvard’s adjustments took their toll all over the field. The Spartan backs were on their heels all half. They started to feel the pressure and committed one sloppy turnover after another. Too many of the mistakes went for naught, however, as Harvard could not finish with a high enough frequency...
...They were able to find the free player and they were able to open our lines a bit so we couldn’t pressure,” said Spartan coach Michele Madison...