Word: yale
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...just knew we had to beat Yale," Murphy said. "Because they shaved and were swimming really fast, we knew everything we did had to be perfect, especially some of the little things like starts, turns and finishes...
...Throughout the meet we closely watched the score against Yale," Murphy continued. "We knew all of the little things would count because the meet was so tight, and winning close races was one of our main focuses...
...ripped dive after another. Princeton's strongest diver, freshmen Erin Lutz, could not match Swain's 273.30-point effort despite an intense rally, coming within a single point of the win. And sophomore Ali Shipley chimed in with a third place result to further the Crimson's lead over Yale...
...Bulldogs would not go away quietly, however. Senior co-captain Kate Ivers led the Yale contingent with three individual wins against some of Harvard's strongest events--the 100-yard, 200-yards and 500-yard freestyles. Adding to these wide-ranging freestyle victories, Ivers would certainly play an important role in the 400-yard freestyle relay, which concluded the meet...
...Harvard-Yale battle remained within twenty points throughout the meet. Since the tallies were so close, the threat of Ivers leading a last minute surge to take the meet remained a possibility for Yale until it was nearly over. In fact, there wasn't any breathing room until the Crimson dominated the 200-yard breaststroke with a 1-2-3 win over Yale by junior Alexis Todor, sophomore Karen Milkosky and freshman Liz Baxter, respectively...