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After losing only two seniors from last year’s Ivy championship team, Harvard didn’t have to rebuild to remain the league favorite this season. With seven freshmen on the 15-man roster, however, the Crimson may be the Ivy League favorite for years to come.“[The freshman class is] potentially one of the most talented classes that I’ve ever recruited,” coach Kathy Delaney-Smith says.Most of Harvard’s “diaper-dandies,” five guards and two forwards, should provide quality...
...season are back. Losing last year’s captain and leading scorer Jim Goffredo ’07 will hurt, but Lin is ready to step into his spot. Harris and Housman are both All-Ivy caliber players, and the influx of three talented freshmen and maturation of a strong group of sophomores should provide the Crimson with a strong bench.Another factor in Harvard’s favor is Amaker. Not only has he brought a new sense of optimism to the program, but he has also been hard at work teaching the players to better their rebounding...
...captains, is one of the biggest problems for the Crimson. “We knew we had to fill Christiana’s shoes, and let me just officially state: no one has,” Delaney-Smith says. This year’s squad carries seven talented freshmen who will certainly make an impact. Lindsey Louie, Christine Matera, Lisa Harchut, and Jackie Alemany will back up the veteran stars in the backcourt. In the frontcourt wait rookies Emma Markley and Claire Wheeler, each of whom could fill the rebounding void that Lackner left behind. “We have...
...squad by being able to play anywhere from the point to the wing. “T.J. is a really smart player at the point guard [and] makes great decisions,” Lin says.But guards aren’t the only new faces on the Harvard roster. Freshmen Adam Demuyakor and Kyle Fitzgerald, both measuring in at 6’7, will reinforce an already strong frontcourt with the quickness and athleticism that Amaker will demand of his players this year.“With Kyle and Adam, they’re pushing me every day at practice...
...single runner in the top 10.For Harvard, the race marks the end of the season, but excitement is high for future years, especially on the women’s side, where four of the top five finishers and six of the team’s seven runners were freshmen.“It’s really exciting,” Olson said. “I know we’re pumped about our years to come, but our seniors have been so great. Their leadership has really showed us how to do everything—we really learned...