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...back of then-undefeated Dartmouth. Another slip-up would surely end any chance that Harvard had at the league title.The group met the challenge head on, overcoming a lot of adversity along the way. First was the 22-point comeback against Princeton. Then there was the fact that the squad of just ten girls—often left with no subs for practice—had to deal with Finelli’s season-ending injury.But Harvard, led by its core of four seniors, continued to win.In a 91-57 demolition of Yale, co-captain Emily...
...best years since [the national championship in] ’06 because so many individuals made NCAAs. It was a stellar year for us.” Early in the season, Brand expressed concern for the lack of depth on his women’s squad, but was reassured early by Cross that the team would pull through and win the Ivy Championship. On paper, the Harvard lineup varied, with some of the best fencers in the country leading all three weapons but also including a few women with little collegiate experience. Brand attributed the success of the women?...
...they should have been.”The Crimson’s real test to prove themselves as a team came during the HYP meet, which pitted the swimmers and divers against their main competition, the Tigers.In contrast to the previous season, this year’s Harvard squad entered the matchup as the underdog instead of the team to beat. But after the first day of competition, the Crimson found itself three points ahead of Princeton.“That moment for everyone pretty much solidified the fact that we [needed] to get moving because we could beat Princeton...
...whom faced immediate pressure filling in for injured teammates. In particular, freshman Walter Peppelman (149) excelled in his first season, going 21-13 with a seven-bout win streak in the dual season. The rookie standout led the team with eight technical falls, more than the rest of the squad combined. Still, Weiss lauded his rookies even more for their resilience than for their accomplishments. “When you look at Peppelman, he lost more times this year than he has in his career,” Weiss said. “When you get pressed into action...
Coming off of one of the most successful seasons in program history can be both a blessing and a curse. For the Harvard women’s hockey team, which returned 21 players from a squad that made it all the way to the Frozen Four in 2008, the pressure of those high expectations proved to be just a little too much.The Crimson’s up-and-down season, which saw the team rebound from a sub-.500 start to take the ECAC regular-season title, came to a heartbreaking end in the ECAC tournament.Top-seeded Harvard?...