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Then, with only 16 minutes remaining, thingsappeared to get worse. Lundquist, who in the firsthalf had been given a yellow card, receivedanother and was forced to retire, leaving theCrimson with only 10 men to Yale's 11, and mostimportantly without a leader on the field...
Even with Yale's last-second goal, the spiritstill seemed to be with the Crimson who, despitebeing a man down for the last 46 minutes of thegame, consistently outhustled the Bulldogs. Thefirst overtime saw a golden opportunity for theCrimson, as Williams lofted a perfect cross to anopen Hutcherson, who lofted the ball over the Yalekeeper and watched it roll within inches of thegoal line before being knocked away by a Yaledefender...
...second and final overtime period, theCrimson had a chance with four minutes remaining.Soldo stormed past two Yale defenders, but wasunable to get off a shot before the Yale keeperdove on the ball. Only 45 seconds later, with 3:17remaining, Gould, previously unheard from, took across and beat Dupuis to the left to win the gamefor the Bulldogs...
...fourth quarter, when Columbia punterRyan Kiernan's punt rolled 40 yards despite beingpartially blocked by linebacker Clint Kollar. WhenHarvard took over at its own 45-yard line, itcommitted holding penalties on consecutive plays,resulting in a first-and-40 situation. Sloppinesswas just another one of Harvard's problems, as theCrimson committed eight penalties for 70 yards...
...game may not have gone as smoothly asplanned, but the final result was the one theCrimson wanted. Harvard has taken the first stepin its quest for a fourth consecutive Ivy Leaguetitle...