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...more years to fight for the top spot in the country. “Caroline had a great year,” Harvard coach Peter Brand said. “She was a very good fencer on the junior level and has really been a tremendous competitor for our squad this year.” Vloka exited the preliminary rounds of the NCAA tournament with a 20-3 record and 105 touches. Her accomplishments in the tournament earned her first-team All-American and first-team All-Ivy League honors. Vloka ultimately fell to Ward, 15-4, in the final...
...teams in the nation. After losing 16 of its first 18 games, including the first two of the Ivy League season to Columbia, Harvard easily could have resigned itself to a lost season. But Douglas’ leadership set an example that the rest of the squad could not ignore...
...straight victories to finish the season. The Crimson’s experienced starters led the team to close wins over Lehigh and Princeton, while its depth of talent proved crucial to keep pace in the Ancient Eight.The season’s penultimate game pitted Harvard against another one-loss squad in Penn. After jumping out to a 17-0 third-quarter lead, the Crimson let the Quakers back in, and the lead narrowed to 24-21 with less than five minutes to play.Penn was threatening at the Harvard 12-yard line with 20 seconds on the clock when senior Ryan...
...that’s when things fell apart. It’s not like we gave it to them on Sunday, they played better than us so they took it.” Despite the disappointing end to the season, Harvard can look forward to a strong returning squad in 2010. Graduating only two seniors and with six returning juniors–not to mention freshman pitching sensation Brown and first-year offensive powerhouse Whitney Shaw–the Crimson will look to be better than ever next year. —Staff writer Lucy D. Chen can be reached...
...Harvard women’s soccer team righted the ship in 2007, winning 10 games in its best performance since 2001. Proving that the transformation was no fluke, this year’s squad was even more impressive...