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Despite the slim 1-0 lead, Yale never mountedmuch of an attack. Harvard's defense playedbrilliantly once again, and there was never a realthreat of the Elis tying the score.
Junior sweeper Jessica Larson anchored anaggressive defense that challenged Yale's forwardsfor control of the ball before the Elis couldchallenge the Harvard goal. Sophomore LaurenCorkery and seniors Jaime Chu and Ashley Marynickconsistently won balls from Yale's strikers andfilled in behind one another well.
Harvard worked the ball up the left side withsome nice combinations, and it finally came toStauffer, who made a gorgeous pass to Moorethrough the legs of a stunned Yale defender. Asthe crowd gasped in awe of Stauffer's mastery andthe Elis' defense attempted to get back into itscollective shorts, Moore...
The Crimson outshot the Elis 14-9 and tookseven corner kicks to Yale's two. Harvard'soffense has been excellent since the Crimson's 1-0double overtime victory at Columbia on Sept. 19and is showing no signs of slowing down.
Yale illustrated this principle during thegame's decisive moments. The Elis could onlymuster one shot to the Crimson's four in overtime,but that one shot was all it needed.