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...today’s world of recruiting, coaches like Tommy Amaker face a challenge: Harvard can be a tough sell for a student who is being recruited by colleges outside the Ivies that will pay athletes to come. Coaches’ successes depend on their ability to attract these sorts of players. Appealing to talented players for whom, sports aside, Harvard would not otherwise be an option is one attractive path. There’s another, less talked-about problem too. Athletes who feel a weaker connection to Harvard outside of sports are more likely to stay dedicated to their...
...save percentage and winning percentage during the regular season at .956 and .964 respectively.“From the beginning of the season one of our primary goals was to play great defense,” Stone said. “We wanted to be consistent and play tough and overall I think we’ve done that.”With the remainder of ECAC and the NCAA tournaments ahead, Harvard will have to maintain its strong determination throughout the postseason and weather the pressure of a number one seed.Despite a recent invitation to join the US team...
...close without a single win on the road.“It’s been a perplexing thing for us,” Amaker said. “We haven’t been able to get over the hump there and certainly that’s a tough thing for any team when you struggle on the road.”But the significance of this weekend’s games extends beyond standings and implications for next year. For the lone senior on the team, captain Brad Unger, Saturday’s matchup represents the last chance...
...team with 14 points and junior Emily Tay was all over the court recording 12 points, seven rebounds, eight assists, and five steals. Defensively, Harvard held Yale to just 27.8 percent shooting. To repeat this performance, the Crimson will need to keep its composure offensively and play tough team defense again. “Yale is doing a great job of putting pressure on the guards and forwards and getting in the passing lanes,” junior Niki Finelli said. “We will have to treat that effectively and make sure we’re not affected...
...there and hold that lead. And part of it was, there's a natural cycle on the coverage of these campaigns. I actually think that what probably had the most impact this past week was the press buying into this notion that they have been too tough on her or too soft on me. I actually think that had the biggest impact. She complained to the referees and the referees gave her some calls...