Word: zoned
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...more about just cutting down on mental mistakes," said junior forward Trevor Allman. Allman pointed to defensive zone breakdowns and a lack of communication on switches...
...excellence on the field. The Elis, who had rebounded from a winless 1997 Ivy season to come in with a 4-2 Ivy record, looked hapless on offense, gaining just 10 total yards in the first quarter. The Crimson's offense looked equally futile, unable to reach the end zone or kick one through the goalposts in the Game's first 30 minutes. At halftime, we were on our feet cheering the Crimson because it was, indeed, an accomplishment to have prevented a superior Bulldog squad from taking the lead...
...second half, the Harvard offense awakened just a bit. With just over five minutes left in the third quarter, quarterback Rich Linden and running back Damon Jones combined for 71 yards on 12 plays. It took three plays at the goal line to get the pigskin into the end zone. But when Linden was pushed across the line of scrimmage by two Harvard linemen, 10,000 men and women of Harvard had reason to stand and scream...
...good times were not to last. Harvard fought its way back, with victory in its eyes. But the offense could not get the job done. Jones was rebuffed one yard shy of the end zone and Mike Giampaolo failed to convert a 19-yard field goal that, ultimately, would have made the difference. Having made it so close to going up by 14 and then coming away empty-handed, every Harvard fan in the stadium may have had an inkling that trouble was in store...
...been spending all kinds of time on our defensive zone coverage," head coach Katey Stone said. "That's really our focus because we've got to take care of our own house before we go knocking on anybody else's door. We made some critical errors on Sunday that Brown took advantage of. However, we've been making the same errors in the three previous games and, fortunately, we didn't get stung by them...