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...second frame. I didn’t prepare our guys as well as I could have.” Fortunately for the Crimson, its prospects for 2007 will be bright. Though the team is graduating three seniors—including the dominant McKiernan—many of its younger players appear well poised to fill in. Rising sophomore middle hitter Brady Weissbourd showed signs of promise in limited action and rising junior Brian Rapp established himself as a solid option at libero. With the leadership of Fitz at setter, Harvard should be primed for another run at the division title...
...weren’t there mentally.” The rest of Harvard’s season followed a similar pattern: the Crimson was dominated by most of its opponents and dropped another close five-game thriller to the Lions. On the bright side, Harvard’s younger players performed well and showed flashes of talent. Rookies Kathryn McKinley and Laura Mays started regularly and proved their ability to compete at the collegiate level. In the fall of 2006, with experienced junior and sophomore classes and the addition of a few key recruits—including a solid libero...
...play against the Orange—he gave up five goals over the last three frames compared to the six allowed in the first—earned him and the rest of the returning players some valuable experience playing in a hostile environment.“For the younger guys, it was a taste of something they want to be able to do again,” Anderson said. “Now they have some motivation to get back to the NCAA tournament and do an even better job next time.”Anchoring the offense was junior...
...coach itself. Rather than finding itself adrift, however, the team seemed to come together. Recruitment, a major problem in previous years, achieved new heights, as a team that had once had trouble finding enough skiers to compete saw its roster swell to 16. As the new wave of younger players signed on, old and new members alike seemed to recommit themselves, supporting each other rather than relying on leadership at the top. “Because there isn’t a coach, it almost feels like it’s so voluntary, and also you?...
...overall and 4-3 in the Ivy League, tied for third behind Penn and Brown, who both finished 6-1. “The results weren’t as great as was expected,” co-captain Brandon Chiu said. “As a younger team, we didn’t have the college experience [we needed to succeed], but the level of play was there.” The two stories of the season for the Crimson involved two broken streaks. The first—more of a lowlight—involved Cornell, which snapped...