Word: kicking
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...Wright had made a few field goals the weekend before against Columbia, and so there were no hesitations in sending him out to kick a 33-yarder into a strong wind. The snap was good, the kick went untouched, but Wright's kick was wide left, not even close...
...missed kick was an unfortunate end to a game that had seen big-play offenses and timely defenses. Penn (6-5, 5-1 Ivy) and Harvard (5-4, 4-2) racked up almost 1000 yards of offense between them...
Coupled with a Cornell win over Columbia, Harvard's chances for a share of the Ivy title died with Wright's kick. On a day of blustery, strong winds at Franklin Field, there wasn't solace in knowing that, at the very least, Yale wasn't going to win the Ivy either...
With Harvard clinging to a 1-0 lead late in the second half, Hawks midfielder Sandra Kayulu was called for a hand-ball in the box, setting up a penalty kick for senior midfielder Meredith Stewart, who found the back of the net to give Harvard a two-goal advantage...
With fewer than 11 minutes left on the clock, Harvard earned a corner kick, which Stewart sailed in front of the Hartford net. While the ball was still in the air, Kayulu committed a critical gaffe, knocking the ball to the ground with her hand. The act drew a yellow card and afforded Stewart a free shot on Nilssen...