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Harvard's strength is its ability to push the ball upfield from both sides. Clark, Fowler and Gaffney have proven very adept in transitions this year. Once Harvard pushes the ball into the Tiger end they will have to match Princeton's aggressiveness and force corners, its best offensive weapon...
Harvard suffered primarily from its inability to clear the ball upfield in the late going. After the first half, Cornell began applying its notorious "10-man ride," where the goalie comes out of the crease and plays defense. The maneuver forces the team with posession to beat opposing defenders off the run. But as the game went on Harvard grew increasingly unable to do that...
...Perks field goal. The offense registered its first first down on a 13-yard Priore pass to Matt Johnson and a 18-yard sprint by Kendrick Joyce. But on a key third down, Priore was sacked and coughed the ball up again at the Yale 38. The Elis moved upfield on six straight running plays to set up another Perks field goal for a 20-0 halftime margin...
Nevertheless, Harvard did not let up. The Crimson pressured the Elis until the final buzzer, pushing the ball upfield whenever possible...
Reilly gave his teammates a shot in the arm with a diving save late in the opening period, but the Crimson's subsequent rush upfield yielded only near-misses in front of the UNH net. Junior back Don Daigle, who had just received a yellow card for misconduct, had one header barely deflected by a sprawling John Leader, the Wildcat keeper...