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...HARVARD 3, MAINE 1Fucito provided the opening salvo midway through the first half with a blast from the edge of the penalty box that beat Maine (0-5) goalie Giacomo Brunino, and the Crimson rolled from there to its second straight 3-1 decision.Freshman Adam Rousmaniere added a second first-half goal to give Harvard the cushion it needed as play tightened considerably in the second half. In the latter frame, Hahn—who is entrenched at starting goalie for the first time in his career—had to make two saves but was unable to turn away...
While the offense couldn’t capitalize on its many chances, the young defense kept Harvard in the game, allowing only a first-half goal from CCSU freshman Brittany Emin. In the eighteenth minute, senior Jessica McCavanagh made a nice cross inside the Harvard eighteen into a tangle of Crimson defensemen and Blue Devil forwards. Emin emerged from the scrum and poked the ball past Mann into the left corner...
...hole once again, the U.S. responded. In the 43rd minute Clint Dempsey, who again played fearlessly, smashed a ball past Ghana keeper Richard Kingson off a pass from DaMarcus Beasley, whose first-half performance had been miserable until that moment...
...first few minutes. “It was another great start,” coach Sarah Nelson ’94 said. The Crimson applied defensive pressure causing 16 Bears turnovers in the first period, compared to just one for Harvard. With the extra possession time, the Crimson reeled off 26 shots in the first frame alone, more than double the nine attempts mustered by Brown (4-10, 1-5 Ivy League). Despite the statistical edge, Bears goalkeeper Melissa King maintained a tight lid on the goal, holding the Crimson to only nine first-half goals on its 26 attempts...
...Widbin notched his second career hat trick and Brooks Scholl added two goals of his own to help the Crimson overcome an early deficit. Harvard (5-3, 2-1 Ivy) got off to a shaky start on the defensive end, allowing the Bears (2-7, 0-2 Ivy) five first-half goals on just 10 shot attempts. “We were a little flat in the first half,” Crimson coach Scott Anderson said, “especially defensively.” While their defense was lacking, Harvard kept within striking distance of Brown by notching five...