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...season, but it will help the program grow.”The first weekend of the spring certainly buoyed the rowers’ spirits, as the Black and White defeated Georgetown’s second varsity eight and novice eight boats and then turned around the next day to sweep Holy Cross’ heavyweights. “We had a really good race for all of our boats in our second race against Holy Cross and Smith,” captain Katharine Woodman-Maynard said. “That was a highlight.”This early success catapulted...
...season on the right foot by overpowering its first three opponents, notching its first season-opening victory since 2004 with a 3-2 win over non-conference foe Rivier. Keeping up its momentum, the Crimson defeated its first two league opponents the following weekend, tallying back-to-back sweeps of Rutgers-Newark and Sacred Heart.But Harvard failed to continue its winning streak against league rival and eventual Hay champion Springfield, whose performance boosted it into a new division next season. The Crimson nabbed an early one-game lead against the Pride, topping Springfield with a score...
...victory. Harvard finished with four scorers in double-digits and shot 50 percent from the floor in the overtime. The momentum from the comeback carried over into the next night, as the Crimson continued its winning ways and downed Penn to pull off the team’s first sweep of the Killer P’s since 1987. “I was really pleased and proud of how [the team] performed in that environment and not just accept what looked like our fate,” Amaker said. “We battled, scratched, and clawed...
...four singles players won their matches. Against the Lions the next day, Harvard emerged with a 4-3 victory. “It was a great way to start our April and Ivy League,” captain Stephanie Schnitter said after the weekend sweep. “We started playing well at the end of spring break, and that momentum carried us through.” By starting league play off with a 2-0 record, the Crimson placed itself in prime position to make a run at the Ivy League title. Over the next few weekends, however, Harvard...
...Reviewers are praising the play for its artistic and historical sweep; allusions range from Shakespeare's King Lear to Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, and the troubled history of the Czech republic. An English version is scheduled to open in London in September...