Word: elision
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If Yale converted, they would be in position to score and even up the game at seven. If the Elis failed to get the first, Harvard would be sitting pretty on its 40-yard line.
Harvard (4-6, 2-5 Ivy) established a 21-0 first-half lead over abominable Yale (2-8, 1-6), but the Elis turned the trampling around with an intense charge and three touchdowns in the second half. Yale recovered an onside kick and promptly put six points on the...
In the second half, Yale stormed back to the tune of three touch-downs, two of which came in the fourth quarter. The Elis attempted an onside kick with two minutes remaining in the game, but Jeff Compas dove on the ball, and the Crimson took possession.
A decision in the second quarter undid the Elis. Trailing 7-zip, Cozza decided to go for it on fourth-and-eight at the Harvard 40-yard line. Quarterback Blake Kendall connected to Ackley, but Ackley had his feet out of bounds.
The first two periods were all Harvard, as the Crimson outshot its opponents 20-7 and controlled every inch of the ice. Yale goalie Laurie Belliveau was solid in net, allowing goals on a straight-on breakaway and a deflection, but Harvard dominated the other five Yale skaters. Even if...