Word: streaks
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After finally breaking its 15-game road losing streak with a win over New Hampshire last Wednesday, the Harvard men’s basketball team seemed to have finally shattered the other highest and hardest glass ceiling in America. At Colorado on Saturday, the Crimson sought to assure fans and opponents alike that the standout win was the beginning of a new trend by pulling a second road win against the Buffaloes. However, things began to fall apart in the closing moments for Harvard, and Colorado swept past the Crimson, 70-57. The Crimson’s high expectations...
...Harvard Beats Yale 29-29,” which premiered Wednesday night. The film portrays an underdog tale straight out of Hollywood. Playing the role of favorite to perfection, the Bulldogs seemed to have it all—an untarnished 8-0 record and 16-game winning streak, a national top 20 ranking, and star quarterback Brian Dowling, who hadn’t lost a game since the seventh grade and had been affectionately nicknamed by the Yale faithful as “God.”Falling behind by 22 points in the second quarter, Harvard was overwhelmed...
Plagued with recent injuries to its starting lineup, Harvard looked to its newcomers to end its 15-game road losing streak in New Hampshire. With a new lineup consisting of four players getting their first career starts, including three of them freshmen, the team ended the streak. The Crimson defeated the Wildcats, 80-69, in a performance that showcased the athleticism of both the old and the new, giving Harvard its first road season opener win since...
...moment for our team a year ago.”Harvard lost all of its road games last year, but the Crimson beat UNH 72-67 at home last November and won a thriller two years ago against the Wildcats on the road in overtime. To keep up the streak, Harvard may look to exploit its advantage inside.“I think one of the things we feel really confident in is our big men and their post game,” Pusar said. “They have the ability to be strong down low and pass...
...best game,” Harvard (equipped with Tommy Lee Jones ’69) pulls through in the last 42 seconds to score 16 points, for the infamous 29-29 “win” ending a Yale 16-game winning streak and achieving the perfect 8-0-1 season. 1974: Milton Holt ’75 makes a 95 yard touchdown in final five minutes to win 21-16. 1975: Harvard finally wins its first Ivy championship, thanks to Michael J. Lynch ’77 who kicked a 26 yard field goal in the final seconds...