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...together a signature win over Duke, the third-best recruiting class in the country, and a preseason No. 12 ranking, expectations become almost impossible to meet...
...while classmate Marcus Way leads the team in on-base percentage at .431 and walks with 22. The older O’Hara is right behind the pair, standing at second in batting average (.323), on-base percentage (.411), and walks (19), while slugging at a .476 clip for third-best on the team. Reynolds and Albright are tied for the RBI lead with 21, and O’Hara leads the team in runs with 27. But while such a balance is impressive, it’s hardly telling the whole story as the Crimson has seen strong offensive...
Harvard’s third-best finisher was captain Claire Sheldon, who placed 10th at 241. Sheldon’s top round also came on Saturday, when she had three birdies on the way to a three-over-par 75. But an opening-day 84 and a final-day 82 proved to be bogey-laden difference-makers...
...loss to Cornell in 2008 was the Crimson’s slimmest deficit in four years, and Harvard followed that effort with a 13-12 loss last year. After the Big Red graduated several starters, including Tewaaraton Trophy winner Max Seibald, the Crimson and its third-best recruiting class seemed poised to finally dethrone Cornell, the modern titan of Ivy League lacrosse...
Indeed, Harvard contained Yale’s Alex Zampier—the league’s third-best scorer—limiting him to only 16 points...