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Freshman Liz Gamble had three goals, including the game-winner in overtime, as the Crimson women’s lacrosse team roared back from a 7-2 halftime deficit for a thrilling 9-8 overtime win against UMass in Amherst, Mass. on Saturday...
...addition to its tough Ivy League games, Harvard’s schedule includes stops at No. 7 UMass, Bucknell and Denver—both tied...
...coincidentally, two of Johnson’s goals this season came in one of the Crimson’s biggest wins—a 5-3 victory over nationally-ranked UMass in December. While comeback victories at Union and at Yale were important in the context of Harvard’s struggles this season, the team’s wins over UMass and BU (and its solid performance in two losses to Boston College, the No. 1 team in the land) ended the Crimson’s well-documented reputation of folding in the face of non-conference foes...
...contrast to those “big” wins against UMass, BU, Yale and Union, the Crimson has struggled against a number of less-talented teams. Harvard has been swept in its season series against Brown, Cornell, Rensselaer and Princeton, and stands at 0-1-1 against the Golden Knights of Clarkson with one contest remaining. Those five teams just seem to create problems for Harvard, either through their personnel (Brown with Yann Danis in net) or their playing styles (Clarkson’s physical intimidation or Princeton’s trap...
They responded with a vital win, the most vital of the season. After any number of games this season—wins over Union and nationally-ranked BU and UMass come to mind, as does a close 3-2 loss to Boston College at the Heights—I’ve thought the Crimson made a Statement with their play. Friday night’s win, and its statement, however, trumps them all. It was against a close rival. It was in a hostile environment, and followed two difficult losses to top teams. And it was after a first...