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Yesterday, Harvard blasted ahead of UNH (1-12) in the first half, garnering a 2-0 lead and playing with the Wildcat defense like a child plays with a magnifying glass on an anthill. But in the second half, the ants went marching on as UNH went on the attack, scoring one goal and having another waved...
After a shot by Harvard junior Amy DiMarzio hit the left post, almost extending the Crimson's lead to three, UNH attacker Kristen Diamond was able to run up the field practically unstopped, with only sophomore midfielder Stacey DiCicco on her tail. DiCicco fouled her in the arc, which gave the Wildcats a penalty corner; the resulting shot was a lift by Caroline Coyne that went into the net but was waved off for being a dangerous play...
That was the general feel of the second half. Harvard had attacks, some which could have been goals, but so did UNH. And the Crimson also had the bad habit of passing into the middle of nowhere, or not controlling teammates' passes or not marking up properly on defense...
However, Harvard will have a week and a half to get ready, playing UNH tomorrow, Providence on Saturday and Boston College next weekend. In the Providence game, Harvard would do well to be cautious, for the Friars just knocked off Yale (4-5, 1-2) last week by a 2-0 score...
This coming Saturday, the Elis will take on Dartmouth (6-6, 1-2) in a battle for third place in the Ancient Eight. Dartmouth is coming off a busy week, topping UNH 2-1 but falling to Maine and getting thumped by No. 6 UConn...