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With the Ivy title on the line, the game tied 1-1 in double overtime, and nine seconds left, the Crimson needed a miracle. It got a penalty shot. After Harvard freshman striker Melanie Baskind was fouled inside the box, junior Lizzy Nichols stepped into the box and lined up for the shot. Charging towards the ball, she slammed the ball into the upper left corner of the net, sealing the win over Columbia (11-4-2, 4-2-1 Ivy), the defending conference champions. With its 2-1 victory, Harvard...
...With Austin and Kwaku [Nyamekye] we are starting to get used to playing together.” Harms made a key save that prevented the Big Red from tying the score before halftime, saving the ball with his legs on a one-on-one against a Cornell striker. “The hardest thing for a goalkeeper is to handle games where they are not busy all the time and are just called on to make one or two big saves,” coach Jamie Clark said. Giammanco praised the role Harms has taken on the team these past...
...feeling better now.” However, junior Kwaku Nyamekye continues to be hampered by an ankle injury. Nyamekye, who sat out most of the Vermont game, was a rock at the back last year for Harvard but may be moved to striker or midfield. “It depends on where he can affect the game most,” coach Jamie Clark said of where he might play Nyamekye once he returns to full fitness. Senior co-captain Luke Sager appreciates how much having players like Nyamekye can open up options for the team...
...standout midfielder launched himself into the corner, and battled off two opposing defenders to secure possession. He sent in a dazzling cross, right to the foot of the team’s star striker, who put away a one-time rip into the side corner of the net, giving the squad a 1-0 lead it would never relinquish.It’s an intro that could describe any number of plays: a pass from Crimson star senior Mike Fucito to fellow standout junior Andre Akpan to secure a victory over rival Yale, a cross from Harvard?...
...Bulgarian: Manchester City was bought by an Abu Dhabi holding company, which pumped so much cash into the franchise that City was able to make an audacious last-minute bid for Berbatov - and then topped that by spending a British record of $59 million to sign Brazilian striker Robinho, from Spain's Real Madrid. Snatching Robinho from under the nose of Chelsea confirmed City's sudden arrival as a major player in the high-stakes transfer market of European soccer...