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...senior John Stamatis were both denied by Penn keeper Drew Healy.The second half started just like the first had ended, as Harvard continued to threaten. Fucito forced Healy into a save a minute into the period. Four minutes later, a ball over the top found Akpan, but his powerful volley was once again held by Healy.“He definitely made a few very great saves,” Akpan said. “He didn’t give us anything, not even rebounds.”The Crimson managed to get off 10 shots at goal...
...cross to Rousmaniere, who tallied his second goal of the season. The Crimson doubled its lead five minutes before halftime. Junior Brian Grimm sent a free kick into the penalty area towards Stamatis, who was darting to the near post. Stamatis hit the ball first time on the volley, hammering it into the back of the net. Princeton came out strong after the break, but was unable to carve out many chances. As the Harvard back line frustrated the Tigers, the game became more and more physical. Tough tackles in the midfield made for a heated finish, and the game...
...were on top of the shots.” Clayton had nothing but praise for his teammate Chijoff-Evans’s level of play and focus throughout the tournament. “Alexei served huge and allowed me to return solid, and he gave me perfect volley opportunities. He went up the line when he should of, went cross court when he should of,” Clayton said. For Chijoff-Evans, it was all about focus. “Once you just look past your own well-being and look to just get the ball past the opponent...
...defender into the back of the net.The Crimson’s second goal came in the 73rd minute, when Hagner’s header beat Cornell freshman goalkeeper Kelly Murphy.Slightly over a minute later, Harvard sophomore forward Katherine Sheeleigh finished off a nice attacking move with a volleyed goal, the third of the match.The game’s first half saw the Crimson enjoy the majority of possession. The first few minutes were played almost entirely in Big Red territory, but Harvard was unable to test Murphy.Cornell picked up its play in the eighth minute, when junior forward Eva Dixon...
...played host to the Bulldogs (5-5-1, 0-2-0 Ivy) on a clear, windy day at Ohiri Field. Harvard dominated the run of play in the first half, taking the lead in the 34th minute when freshman forward Melanie Baskind’s skillful over-the shoulder volley split Yale’s back line and fell into the path of the speedy Sheeleigh. The sophomore saw her effort to slot the ball across the goal mouth deflect in for the game’s first goal, her second of the season.“I was just...