Word: midfielder
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...personnel. The desire to win ought to be there. Coming within two successful penalty kicks of advancing to the second round of college soccer’s biggest stage is healthy motivation, to say the least. The players are there too. Yes, Harvard lost key graduating seniors in the midfield and on the backline, but a debilitating loss it was not. As the class of 2009 exited the stage, the situation appeared to be more of an opportunity than a crisis. Last year’s group of juniors took on an increasingly larger role as the season went...
...same coaches,” Keating explains. “She really enjoyed her experience here.”Although the sisters did not overlap, Keating thought she learned enough from her sibling to know what to expect from her Harvard experience—four years as a solid midfielder, the position she had played her whole career. But, things have taken a surprising—and beneficial—turn in Keating’s junior season.While teams often carry six or seven forwards in order to produce fresh rotations, Harvard began 2009 with only four, including three freshmen...
...over the course of the game. “Athletically, our attacking players separated themselves today,” Clark said. “In one v. one situations, they looked like they would come out on top every time.” Whereas Harvard was often skipping its midfield in the first half and trying to play the ball directly to Akpan, the second half saw the Crimson run everything through Grimm in the center. “If we can get the ball from Kwaku through Grimm to [Akpan], then I like our chances every time...
...35th minute, Rogers latched onto a great pass from fellow freshman Prozeller, who had slotted next to co-captain Brian Grimm in midfield. Rogers darted by the Seawolves’ defense on the right side, finding himself one-on-one with the Stony Brook keeper. Rogers shot early, lifting the ball into the top left corner to even the score...
...Prozeller, a Sudbury, Mass. native, joined the squad as the heir-apparent to Grimm in the holding role in midfield. But Prozeller quickly showed his ability to flourish in a more attack-minded function, picking up his first collegiate assist...