Word: wesleyan
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...Harvard offense has yet to get untracked, as it managed to take only four shots on goal in the first half and a meager two in the second. Wesleyan, meanwhile, peppered Bryant with a total of 21. Not surprisingly, the Cardinals kept the ball in the Crimson end for the first five minutes...
When Harvard finally got an offensive rush it failed to finish. On the Crimson's first scoring opportunity Leroy Thompson's shot was deflected just wide by the Wesleyan goalie...
Seconds before, the referee had missed a similar infraction at the other end as a Wesleyan defender held Harvard's Gilbert as he was about to cruise in alone on the Cardinal...
...second half was more of the same. Harvard was unable to apply consistent pressure on the Wesleyan defense, and when it got the ball deep it didn't seem to know what to do with it. The Cardinals were content to take any offensive opportunities they could get, but they hustled back and massed on defense when Harvard got the ball...
...Wesleyan added insult to injury near the end of the contest as Stoj picked up his second goal of the afternoon on a perfectly headed shot after a corner kick. Harvard, which had shutout its first two opponents, wilted somewhat against a creditable offense, but the absence of Kidder and Fearnett was noticeable...