Word: backfields
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...with four sacks. Senior John Perry is next on the team with 69 tackles. The dynamic duo will be put to the test against Yale’s Carr as the primary stoppers of the run. If Balestracci can swallow up Yale’s running attack with good backfield penetration, it will be a long day for the Elis...
...when the ball does enter the defensive third, Harvard has generally averted danger. The backfield was the Crimson’s most heavily hit area due to graduation as only captain Katie Scott returned, but First Team All-Ivy midfielder Jen Ahn was shifted back, and Andrews and junior Diana Bowen filled the other holes...
Zacarian is plenty active even when she isn’t being barraged by shots. She’s the vocal leader of the defense, and through her good communication with the backfield, prevents herself from having to makes saves well in advance...
Sophomore Rodney Byrnes, the Crimson’s explosive “Slash”, played a significant amount at tailback over the past two weeks, but injuries also slowed him down and he was ineffective in the backfield last week against Dartmouth. Plus, Byrnes has been making a much more immediate impact at the wide receiver position, as he had six receptions Saturday...
Palazzo will once again be the starting running back against Penn, and Byrnes could be in the backfield as well. But since Harvard surprised the Quakers in last year’s historic contest by pounding them with the run, don’t be surprised if the guy who cut his teeth on the JV squad ends up cutting a rug on the Franklin Field turf in the biggest game of the year...