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When Andre U. Akpan ’10 donned the whites of the U-20 U.S. National Soccer Team for the first time, he was a member of a squad composed nearly entirely of professionals. He started against Haiti and scored three goals, one on a header. That summer, he played in the U-20 World Cup in Canada, helping the U.S. advance to the quarterfinals. At this point, he had played with and against some of the best soccer talents in the world. He had also just finished his freshman year at Harvard...
Today, Akpan is the outgoing co-captain of a Harvard squad that reached the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament, its most successful postseason in 30 years. He is the Crimson’s all-time leader in scoring with 127 points (a measurement of goals and assists) and tied for first in most goals scored (47). The man with whom he shares the spot, the late Chris Ohiri ’64, also happens to be the guy after whom the soccer field is named...
...member of the practice squad, Pizzotti’s role is to work with the third-string defense...
...Coach Delaney-Smith and the Crimson squad, Berry’s performance and leadership was a high point for the game and season...
Both Lin and Skinner agreed that the current Crimson squad has improved upon the group that pulled off last year’s upset, which made headlines all over the nation...