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Crimson coach Frank McLaughlin said "the first half was something every coach fears," but added the Crimson fought back to outscore the CCC 51-38 in the second stanza...
...rest of the first stanza Rhode Island controlled midfield and kept Harvard hemmed into their own half. Taking advantage of Harvard goalie Billy Blood's short drop kicks and the belowpar play of Crimson mid-fielders Michael Smith and Andy Kronfeld, Rhode Island mounted several attacks. Only Blood's acrobatics in the net kept the visitors off the scoreboard. Blood raced repeatedly out of the goalmouth to smother dangerous crosses and soft shots. At 41:15 he made a miraculous save with a full length dive to block a low shot a yard off the foot of a URI forward...
...first half, three big gainers within six plays brought the Big Red to the Crimson doorstep. Two quick rushes put the ball in the endzone with Bob Muha going over from the two on a pitch-out to the right. So with 8:26 remaining in the third stanza, Harvard trailed 20-0 and desperately tried to get some back by going to the air. Suffice to say that the most exciting moment of the drive for the Crimson was the announcement in the press box that this was Bob Cavileer's fiftieth year as the Harvard statistician...
...Crimson jumped to a 4-3 first period lead, trading goals with UMass into the second stanza until the score stood at 6-5 Harvard. Then UMass exploded for five unanswered goals...
After a quick B.C. tally, Predun opened the second half scoring for the Crimson with his fourth goal thirty seconds into the stanza. Minutes later Norman Forbush home goal, five assists) hit brother Bill from behind the net to give the Crimson a 16-3 lead. Forty seconds later the same combination scored again to make...