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...sweep, winning the first game in thrilling fashion as Reese resorted to captainship by example, rallying his team from a 2-0 deficit with a natural hat trick.But in the second round versus Clarkson, the Crimson offense faltered, managing just one goal in two games as the Golden Knights swept Harvard from the playoffs.The ECAC playoff elimination, combined with Harvard’s sub-.500 non-conference record, ensured that the Crimson would be sitting out the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five seasons.Reese, however, expressed hope that the trying season would prove beneficial in the coming years...
...Crimson swept into the season with a flourish, first taking out Navy and Penn in a rout of the Adams Cup that saw all five Harvard boats beat out its two opponents...
Despite a dominant season in which it swept through the majority of league competition, the Harvard men’s swimming and diving team could not overcome league foe Princeton, as the Crimson finished second to the Tigers in both the regular season and the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League Championships...
Spurred by a mix of veteran leadership, stellar pitching, and talented newcomers, the Harvard softball team recorded one of the best seasons in program history. The Crimson finished the season 31-15 overall, won the inaugural Ivy League North Division, then swept Penn, 4-0 and 4-2, to win the inaugural Ivy League Softball Championship to finish out league play with a 16-6 record. Harvard moved on to the NCAA Regional at Hempstead, N.Y. In Hempstead, Harvard lost a 3-2 eight-inning nail-biter against Hofstra before falling in a gut-wrenching 1-0 loss to Albany...
...Palestinian youths from Jalazon rounded up during the first intifadeh. (At the worst of that struggle, which ran from 1987 to 1993, Israeli troops sealed off Jalazon for 45 days, cutting off electricity and shooting holes in water cisterns.) When he was released, Omar was swept right back into the violence. One day, he remembers, he was throwing rocks at Israeli solders: "I was shot in the hand. My friend next to me was hit in the chest. He died, and I survived. It could have been...