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...seemingly lost. After dropping seven straight in league play, the Harvard men’s basketball team was well on its way to adding another tally to its stretch of futility. Down by eight with 2:29 left to play, a familiar sense of despair wafted through Lavietes Pavilion. The cheerleaders fell silent, the fans began to collect their belongings, and the Princeton bench afforded itself an opportunity to sit back and relax. That’s when the Crimson struck. Head coach Tommy Amaker commanded his players to shift into a full press. The change was followed...
...Michigan in front of a packed Lavietes Pavilion was a huge morale boost for Harvard. The Crimson looked ready to shake things up in the Ancient Eight with a new coach and a talented team. Despite the early bright spot, things only went downhill, as Harvard stumbled to seven straight losses before commencing Ivy League competition, including close losses to local foes Boston University and Northeastern. The start of the Ancient Eight season brought new hope for the Crimson squad as it demolished its first Ivy opponent, Dartmouth, by 26 points. Sophomore forward Pat Magnarelli and junior guard Andrew Pusar?...
...teamwork. We don’t win any games without it.”That mantra carried the Crimson through a fairytale season in which the team brought the Beanpot, Ivy League, and ECAC regular season and tournament titles back to Cambridge.Harvard started out the season with 11 straight wins, tying a school record and rocketing the Crimson to a No. 1 national ranking.Along the way, the team took out four ranked opponents, including a Thanksgiving weekend thrashing of then-No. 10 Clarkson and then-No. 2 St. Lawrence. It was at that point that sophomore goaltender Christina Kessler?...
...reckoned with,” junior Kaitlin Martin said. “Every single game that they played with us was a hard fought game.” The Crimson had its best overall record since 2002 with a 9-7 mark. It started out on fire with six straight wins over local non-conference opponents (going 8-1 in non-league play), but managed just a 2-5 record against a very strong Ivy field. Harvard’s two conference wins came against Brown and Columbia. The first was a gritty win in which Harvard edged the Bears...
...this is a good time, since we’re going to law school and this is our last free summer.” The timing presents a very sensible schedule: “We get to get married, tie up loose ends, and go straight into law school,” Godina said. Of course, efficiency is only one reason for the wedding. “We always knew we’d get married,” she said. “We just get along really well.” Godina is also ready to dispel...