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...squeaked by Brown, 51-48. As for the other implication of this weekend’s games—the NCAA tournament berth—Harvard must now knock off its co-champions if it hopes to go to the Big Dance. The Ivy League will announce playoff scenarios in the coming days...
...everything you could ask for in a playoff hockey game. Fast-paced play, an energized crowd, a highlight-reel goal, a record-setting performance by a goaltender.And a victory for the home team.The No. 1 Harvard women’s hockey team (30-1-0, 14-0-0 ECAC) took down No. 9 Clarkson (24-9-5, 13-6-3), 3-0, Saturday afternoon at Bright Hockey Center to advance to the ECAC championship for the first time since 2006.“I thought it was a great hockey game to watch,” Crimson coach Katey Stone...
...which finished an abysmal 3-24 three years ago, stood on the cusp of an uncontested Ivy League crown for the first time in school history.Her absence on Saturday night is befuddling, almost unfathomable. Imagine LeBron bowing out before the Cavaliers take the floor to try to clinch a playoff spot. Or Matt Holliday staying home instead of making the game-winning slide that sent the Rockies to the NLDS.How could Cornell’s biggest star—and biggest difference-maker—head home after the Big Red fell to Dartmouth on Friday and before facing...
ITHACA, N.Y.—The final game of the season, with playoff positioning still at stake, may not be the best time to start testing one of the most tried-and-true axioms in sports, but it worked for the Harvard men’s hockey team. Defying the notion that a good offense is the best defense, the Crimson spent most of the game playing in its own zone, but seemed to thrive offensively following the periods of greatest pressure from the Big Red.This dynamic was most directly evident in the first period. Having already killed two Cornell...
...game.With the tie, Harvard earned a single point in the standings. Combined with wins by Cornell and Union, the tie created a three-way tie in the ECAC standings, setting up an important battle Saturday night at Cornell’s Lynah Rink with a first-round playoff bye at stake.“It’s going to be great; it doesn’t get much better than playing in Lynah,” MacDonald said. “It’s a great recipe for the Harvard and Cornell rivalry—you?...