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Campus & Community
Crimson goaltender Kessler wins second-consecutive ECAC honor
Goaltender Christina Kessler ’10 of the Harvard women’s hockey team was named ECAC Goaltender of the week on Monday (Dec. 8) after shutting out No. 2 Minnesota twice this past weekend. It is her second-consecutive honor this season and third overall.
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Lin named Ivy Player of the Week
A 30-point, nine-rebound effort by co-captain Jeremy Lin ’10 may not have been enough to help the Harvard men’s basketball team defeat the University of Connecticut (UConn) in their 79-73 loss to the No. 13-ranked Huskies on Dec. 6, but it did earn the senior guard his second Ivy Player of the Week award this…
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The Game
The oldest rivalry in college football dates to 1875, when Harvard and Yale played a bruising game that resembled rugby more than modern football. Back then, fans journeyed by train, horseback, and foot from around New England to view the rough-and-tumble spectacle.
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Crimson stopped by Maryland, 2-0
The curtain finally closed on the season for the No. 10 Harvard men’s soccer team, which fell to the Maryland Terrapins on Sunday (Nov. 29) in the third round of the NCAA tournament.
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Kessler and Pucci earn ECAC honors
Senior goaltender Christina Kessler has been named the ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week, while freshman defender Josephine Pucci was tabbed ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week, the league office announced Monday afternoon.
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Morrison named Rookie of the Week
For his four-goal performance in the Crimson men’s hockey team’s 6-5 overtime loss to Boston University, Harvard forward Conor Morrison ’13 was named Rookie of the Week by the ECAC on Nov. 30.
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Not yet done
In its second-round NCAA tournament match against Monmouth, the men’s soccer team shows just how good it is, with a 3-0 win.
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A comeback for the ages
Crimson quarterback Collier Winters ’11 threw for 211 yards, ran for 51 yards, and threw two touchdowns on Nov. 21 as the Harvard football team came back from a 10-0, fourth-quarter to defeat the Yale Bulldogs,14-10.
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Harvard-Yale clash for 126th time
On Nov. 21, the Harvard football team visits New Haven to face Yale in the 126th playing of The Game.
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Crimson dominate Ivy awards
Crimson forwards Andre Akpan ’10 and Brian Rogers ’13 have been named 2009 Ivy Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year, respectively.
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Penn damages football’s title hopes
In a classic “win or go home” battle for the Ivy League Championship, Harvard and Penn went head-to-head for the 80th time on Nov. 14. In the end, Penn was not going home, defeating the Crimson by a score of 17-7.
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Crimson edged in NCAA first round
In a fight to the finish, the Harvard women’s soccer team fell to Boston College (B.C.) in the opening round of the NCAA tournament, 1-0.
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Men’s soccer pushes past Penn
Needing one win to claim the Ancient Eight crown and an automatic NCAA playoff berth, freshman defender Richard Smith came up big for the Harvard men’s soccer team against Penn on Nov. 15, netting the game’s only goal in the 68th minute to power the Crimson to a 1-0 victory.
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Women’s soccer claim Ivy title
The Harvard women’s soccer team clinched a share of its second consecutive Ivy League Championship on Oct. 31, and with it an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. But after punching a ticket to the postseason, the Crimson took care of some unfinished business on Nov. 7, claiming the title outright with a 2-1 overtime…
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Crimson get weekend split
After No. 2 Clarkson handed the Harvard women’s hockey team its second defeat of the season Nov. 6 by a score of 2-1, the No. 10-ranked Crimson picked themselves up and responded forcefully Nov. 7 with a 3-0 shutout of No. 7 St. Lawrence for the Crimson’ 500th win in the program’s history.
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Crimson prepare for Penn showdown
After the Crimson’s 34-14 victory over Columbia on Nov. 7, only one obstacle still stands in the way of the Harvard football team’s third consecutive Ivy League Championship. That obstacle resides in Philadelphia.
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Alex Killorn named ECAC Hockey Player of the Week
Alex Killorn ’12 was named the ECAC player of the week on Nov. 2 after notching two goals and an assist in the Crimson’s 5-3 victory over Dartmouth on Oct. 30.
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Crimson rally against Dartmouth to clinch share of Ivy title
Junior Katherine Sheeleigh scored two goals including the game-winning tally in the 87th minute on Oct. 31 to lead the Harvard women’s soccer team to a 2-1 win over Dartmouth. With the win, the Crimson earn at least a share of the Ivy League title and the automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.
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Football pounds Dartmouth, 42-21
For a second straight season, Harvard’s offensive line and running backs dictated play as the Crimson collected 315 yards via the ground en route to a 42-21 whitewashing of Dartmouth at Harvard Stadium on Saturday (Oct. 31).
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Men’s soccer tops Dartmouth, 2-1
In the 83rd edition of the Harvard-Dartmouth rivalry, No. 14 Harvard downed No. 21 Dartmouth, 2-1, in Ivy League men’s soccer action Saturday (Oct. 31).
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Harvard vs. Princeton – Men’s Soccer
Harvard falls to Princeton in a tough, mid-Fall battle.
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Women’s volleyball looks to keep pace in Ancient Eight
The Harvard women’s volleyball team, which split its recent games with a 3-0 sweep of Brown (Oct. 23) and a 3-0 loss to Yale (Oct. 24), is embarking on a four-game home stand.
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Crimson stay unbeaten in Ivies
Homecoming was all about highs and lows in Harvard’s 37-3 blowout of the Princeton Tigers on Saturday (Oct. 24).
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Crimson fall in OT to Princeton
Andre Akpan ’10 moved two steps closer to becoming the all-time leading scorer for men’s soccer at Harvard after scoring his ninth and 10th goals of the season on Oct. 20 and Oct. 24.
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Homecoming kickoff
The College Alumni Programs office of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) invites alumni and their families to join classmates and friends this weekend (Oct. 23-24) for the kickoff of the Harvard College Homecoming celebration.
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Fans enjoy Cambridge Football Day
Harvard welcomed many football-loving residents of Cambridge on Saturday (Oct. 17) to its annual Cambridge Football Day.
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Lafayette rolls over Harvard
The Harvard football team fell to Lafayette this past Saturday (Oct. 17) by a score of 35-18. It was the Crimson’s first loss to the Leopards since 1996.
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Nichols among 10 finalists for Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award
Senior Lizzy Nichols, co-captain of the women’s soccer team, was named one of 10 finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award for women’s soccer on Oct. 5.
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Gordon, Scales lead Crimson to victory over Cornell
For the second straight week, the Crimson’s rushing attack, which leads the Ivy League, guided the Harvard football team to victory.
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Women’s soccer downs Cornell, 2-0; extends winning streak to four
The temperature may be falling, but the Harvard women’s soccer team is getting hot at just the right time. After an Oct. 6 victory in which the Crimson dominated Fairfield, 4-1, Harvard traveled to Ithica, N.Y., to defeat Cornell, 2-0.
