Word: yadao
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...ever NCAA Tournament appearance. The game brought an end to the most successful season the Crimson has had in the history of the program. It was the last game for the seniors on the squad: LOREN AMBINDER, CECI CLARK, KRISTEN FOWLER, BECKEY GAFFNEY, TINA LAWLER, CHRISTINA PAGLINALUAN, and LISA YADAO. In the past four years these women have led Harvard (13-4-2 overall in 1991) out of the depths of the Ivy cellar, winning the Ivy League and Boston Four titles, as well as garnering the team's inaugural National Tournament berth...
...send the ball toward B.U.'s net; Co-Captain CECI CLARK hugs her father, BOBBY CLARK '66, after the final game of her Harvard career; Coach SUE CAPLES tries to rally her troops, down by a pair to the Terriers, during halftime at B.U.'s Nickerson Field; Goaltender LISA YADAO dives valiently, though unsuccessfully, to prevent a Terrier penalty stroke from hitting the back of the net; Forward LOREN AMBINDER, a model of hustle, keeps herself low on the artificial turf in hopes of deflecting a B.U. pass...
...first half, B.U. made some impressive rushes against the Crimson defense. Although the ball flew off players' sticks and took some tough bounces along the way, Yadao managed to stop and safely clear many dangerous shots...
With 10 minutes to play in the first half, the Terriers were awarded a penalty stroke after a Yadao save and a furious scramble ensued in front of the Crimson cage. Terries midfielder Robin Smith popped her shot by an outstretched Yadao to give the Terriers a two-goal advantage...
...Although Yadao frequently credits her backs, particularly Lawler, for keeping the attack away from her, she came up with several aggressive saves in Sunday's crucial win over Princeton...