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...lead in the fourth, but the Leopards were threatening on a third-and-one from the Crimson 10 when Williams teamed up with junior linebacker Glenn Dorris to force the interception that will haunt DiPaolo over the course of the next week. Dorris was not baited by Lafayette??s play action and stuck to the senior quarterback, nearly taking him down for a 10-yard loss. DiPaolo managed to get the ball off, but the receiver was wearing crimson, not white. Williams jumped on the short throw, and not only did he make the catch, quelling the threat...
...Lafayette??s defense entered the contest as the nation’s top defense in both points (8.8) and yards allowed per game (210). Harvard, meanwhile, was ranked among the top defenses in the Ivy League and in the top 20 in the country in both rushing and passing defense. But in the first half, it wasn’t clear that either defense was heavily involved. By halftime, the score stood at 17-17, though the entire half involved only two scoring drives longer than 50 yards, the first a 10-play, 86-yard touchdown drive...
With the top defense in Division I-AA in town on Saturday, it was no shock that the game turned on a late turnover.The surprise came when it was Harvard’s defense, not Lafayette??s, that made the big play in the end.A 91-yard interception return for a touchdown by senior cornerback Steven Williams late in the fourth quarter preserved the Crimson’s narrow lead and helped Harvard (3-2, 2-0 Ivy) hold on for a 27-17 win over the Leopards (4-2) in front of 10,001 fans at Harvard...
...we’re excited for the challenge. We’re confident and we’ve had a string of good games coming in.”On the other side of the ball, the offense might be facing its biggest test of the year in Lafayette??s defense. However, the focus won’t be so much on the opposing unit as the Crimson’s ability to finish games.“Both of [Harvard’s losses] should have been wins, so we really should be looking...
There are three Patriot games (starring Harrison Ford) on the Ivy schedule tomorrow and seven more, including Lafayette??s visit to Harvard Stadium and a Yale-Lehigh showdown, still to come...