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...Terriers (2-3-2) are also coming off consecutive losses, the most recent to No. 23 Penn State at the UConn Classic last Sunday. But they are not to be taken lightly...
...saying goes, every dog has its day.Yesterday belonged to the University of Connecticut Huskies at the Malkin Athletic Center, but by a slim margin.Following numerous lead changes, the Harvard women’s volleyball team (2-2) dropped its contest against UConn (3-5), 3-2.The day was not decided until the fifth set, which saw the Crimson jump out to an early lead. Husky blocking and a Harvard net violation put UConn on top, 5-3. Suffering from several service errors, the Huskies then stumbled into an 8-7 deficit. Sophomore Anne Carroll Ingersoll took advantage of the Husky lull...
...home opener came at 5:23, when a Husky free kick attempt was passed off to an attacking teammate, senior Lauren Ebert, who took the cross and quickly found the back of the net. Crimson senior keeper Lauren Mann’s day would not get any better. UConn sophomore Melissa Busque put a header over the outstretched fingers of Mann, who made seven saves in the match, to give the Huskies a two-goal lead. “It’s obviously tough, but it’s a good chance for us to play goals down...
...should have been. According to Crocker, Nick had to play a “perfect game” but was obstructed by the numerous violations called against the team—and it probably didn’t help that one of the umpires was a former coach for UConn. Moreover, the opponent had been clearly bent on neutralizing the strongest player on the field, creating a dangerous match-up for Nick...
...unexpected loss to UConn has left Crocker more expressive of his worries than usual. “The cards are really stacked against us. Cornell and UConn, they’ve got the facilities, the program,” Crocker says. In Harvard’s club, “there’s only one [player] that had any previous polo experience, which is a huge handicap against all the other teams we’re playing because they attract and recruit young players that come to play polo and have played before...