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...final seconds allowed the Big Red to wrench the game from Harvard’s grasp, 72-71. While a 1-7 Ivy record forced the Crimson to look to next year for its title dreams, it was not enough to crush morale. Harvard bounced back by sweeping Penn and Princeton at home for the first time since the 1986-87 season. The two home victories marked the end of a forgettable streak. “Two good wins,” Amaker said after the weekend sweep. “[We] needed wins, home wins, a good weekend...

Author: By Paul T. Hedrick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Few Positives Cannot Mask Harvard’s Disappointing Season | 6/3/2008 | See Source »

...season.”Harvard set the tone with a 4-1 win over Cornell on January 4, and from then on, it seemed that nothing could stop the Crimson.The team rattled off 21 straight victories and became the first team to complete a perfect ECAC regular season and sweep the conference playoffs along the way.It was another win over the Big Red—a 4-2 decision in Ithaca—that gave Harvard a perfect 22-0-0 regular season ECAC record. “It’s a pretty unbelievable thing to accomplish because there...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Four Titles, Perfect ECAC Record Highlight Season | 6/3/2008 | See Source »

...seconds to play to tie the game and force overtime. He finished with 20 points and seven boards in an eventual 76-67 Harvard victory. The next night, Lin did one better, notching 21 points, six rebounds, five assists, and three steals, leading the Crimson to its first weekend sweep of the Killer P’s since 1987. While Lin broke out to become one of the best players in the league, he credits his teammates for his success. “We just have so many weapons that the other team can’t really focus...

Author: By Kevin C. Reyes, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Guard Takes Charge | 6/3/2008 | See Source »

...balls to the outfield and finished the year with a team-leading .330 average. Vance, who started all 40 games, also picked up his play and finished the season ranked first on the team in runs, RBI, home runs, and stolen bases. Harvard crushed Brown in a four-game sweep after the series with Yale, but then lost three of four to Rolfe Division champion Dartmouth. The Crimson went 7-5—highlighted by the sweep of the Bears at home—to close the year after its dismal start and brought its league record back...

Author: By Jake I. Fisher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Can’t Recover From Historic Early Lows | 6/3/2008 | See Source »

...both on the team and individual levels—by the completion of the 2007-08 season, the Crimson claimed the Ivy League and EISL regular season titles, as well as first place in both the ECAC and EISL Championship meets. Starting the road to success with a clean sweep of Dartmouth and Cornell in its first meet of the season, Harvard kept the momentum all year long, defeating every opponent it faced. After a solid win over Princeton—the only dual loss for last year’s squad—the Crimson built on its momentum...

Author: By Alexandra J. Mihalek, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Individual Competitors Fuel Team Effort in Dominant Season | 6/3/2008 | See Source »

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