Word: backfields
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...forefront of those players were First Team All-Ivy players Jen Ahn, a sophomore, and team MVP Katie Scott, a junior. Ahn was the team’s pivotal midfielder and Scott was a model of consistency in the backfield. In the team’s last four games, the back line of Scott and seniors Katie Turck, Sarah Luskin and Heather Hussey let just one goal through...
...first drive of the second half, the Crimson had the ball on the 35-yard line. Freshman quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, starting in place of Rose, took the second-down snap and pitched it to Morris, who had rolled to his right and into the backfield. Sensing a run or a reverse, the Dartmouth defense clamped down and pursued the play...
After a Tiger touchdown pulled Princeton within a score, another unsung hero, senior linebacker Eric LaHaie, tackled running back Cameron Atkinson in the backfield and forced the potential game-winning field goal attempt back a few yards. The 49-yard attempt from Tiger kicker Taylor Northrup sailed just wide left as Harvard won 28-26, dodging another bullet on its march to a perfect season...
...strength of this team lies in the backfield, with a core of returning midfielders and defenders expected to anchor the team...
Kutner and Gotha will also be expected to provide offensive support from the backfield...