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Clinching the title would give the Crimson the No. 1 seed in the conference’s playoff tournament. Assuming the Saints defeats Union twice to capture second place and Dartmouth bests Cornell and Colgate to stay at third by weekend’s end, Harvard would avoid the league’s toughest competition early on in the tournament. This would give it an easier road to the championship game and—even with a loss—would still help it claim place for the Frozen Four...
Fellow senior and third-seed Mark Riddell, a Sarasota native who grew up playing at Bollettieri’s, also won in straight sets, 7-5, 6-2, giving Harvard a 3-1 overall lead...
...five of its last six and, even as the No. 11 seed, could be one of the tougher teams in the tournament. On top of that, the Cats have a penchant for first-round upsets. As a 10th-place team in 2001, they eliminated top-seeded Clarkson. And last season—again as the No. 10 seed—they swept the seventh-place Golden Knights on the road...
Call it grit, perseverance or sheer nerve—it’s the quality of the successful underdog. It’s when Trot Nixon hits a home run in Yankee Stadium, Josh Beckett shuts down Bronx Bombers and the 16th seed beats No. 1 in the NCAA Tournament...
...More than anything, what the No. 1 seed does for us…is give us more security,” Corriero said. “The more security you can get, the better...