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...free throws. In between those two scores, Yale went on a 10-0 run. Harvard fought back hard, but would not get closer than five points behind the rest of the way. The Bulldogs made 7-of-8 free throws once the Crimson resorted to fouling down the stretch. In the first half, Yale doubled up Harvard early, 18-9, but the Crimson went on an 11-2 run to tie the game at 20 on Beal’s tip-in off his own miss. In contrast to Harvard’s 82-74 loss in New Haven earlier...
...accompany a stifling full-court man-to-man press. The pressure resulted in 24 Harvard turnovers, including 13 during the first half. The defensive intensity helped Yale to a first half lead that it held until the frame’s final two minutes. During one three-minute stretch, the Crimson turned the ball over seven times. “They put a lot of pressure on us,” said senior co-captain Maureen McCaffery. “In the first 15 minutes it was making us a little frantic.” Nonetheless, the Crimson never...
...pullup jumper and added a three-pointer on the ensuing possession to widen the lead to 20 with 13 minutes left. Six minutes later, Skrelja drove baseline to give the Bears their biggest lead of the game at 69-45. The Crimson finally turned it on down the stretch, and senior center Brian Cusworth’s layup with 3:26 remaining made it a twelve-point game. The desperate run was launched too late to alter the outcome, however, and although Brown did not make a field goal the rest of the way, a 7-of-10 performance from...
...15th win in dual meets this season. “I thought I wrestled well,” Ogunwole said. “I’m wrestling a lot better than I did a couple of weeks ago and I hope to keep on improving down the stretch here.” The Crimson and the Blue Devils traded forfeits at 125 lbs. and 133 lbs. before Meltzer’s streak of 13 consecutive wins was abruptly snapped by unseeded Philip Wightman, who defeated the tri-captain with a pinfall victory. After...
...Bears. This time, it was the Crimson that dominated for much of the second half, sprinting to an 11-point lead with 6:47 remaining. Then Brown played the role of spoiler, finishing the night on a 22-6 run and forcing five crucial Harvard turnovers down the stretch. “It was probably one of the most frustrating games in the history of the world,” sophomore guard Lindsay Hallion said. “I almost feel like Friday night’s game hurt worse than the buzzer beater because we were playing so well...