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...Zacarian's clutch play that kept Harvard in the game early on. In the first half, UMass barraged her with five penalty corners, but she held strong and stopped every one, and even managed to kick most of them out of the zone to silence any hope of a rebound...
Field hockey's overtime rule, which reduces the play from 11-on-11 to 7-on-7, opens up the game and makes every single defensive stop crucial. On at least three occasions in the pair of overtimes, UMass broke downfield with an odd man rush, and every time sophomore back Katie Scott stepped up, stole the ball, and turned the momentum in Harvard's favor...
...Crimson's best scoring chances of the day came when one of Sarles's shots rebounded loose in front of the net. Harvard was able to get at least two touches on the ball, but the UMass defense blocked everything and was able to clear...
...Harvard's second heart-breaking loss in a row to UMass, the Crimson having blown a 2-0 lead against the Minutewomen last year. Harvard has come oh-so-close to beating Top 10 opponents in the past two seasons, but no game was closer than this...
Nader supporters conceded that the rally, even if well-attended, will probably not be enough to get Nader into the UMass debate--in fact, the campaign has already planned a protest outside the debate...