Tag: Soccer

  • Nation & World

    Pulling up service by the roots

    Weissman fellow spends 10 weeks in South Africa empowering youth through soccer and education.

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    A leader inside and outside the lines

    Women’s soccer co-captain Lizzy Nichols leaves her impact on and off the field for the Crimson.

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    Akpan named to Hermann Trophy Watch List

    For the second consecutive season the National Soccer Coaches Association of America has named Andre Akpan ’10 to the Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy Watch List.

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    Leone awarded Northeast Region Coach of the Year

    In just his second year as head coach of the Harvard women’s soccer team, Ray Leone has been named the Northeast Region Coach of the Year by Soccer Buzz.

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    Crimson embarrass Columbia in blowout

    The rain held off over a cloudy Ohiri Field on Saturday (Nov. 8), but Columbia still felt the storm. The Crimson’s 6-1 rout of the Lions undoubtedly sent the message to the University of Pennsylvania Quakers that if they want this year’s title, Harvard will make them earn it when the two meet on Saturday…

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    Sweet taste of victory

    Nine seconds. Only nine seconds were left on the clock when Crimson defender Lizzy Nichols ’10 kicked the game-winning penalty shot to the back of the net in double overtime. The 109-minute-51-second thriller against Columbia on Saturday (Nov. 8) clinched the Ivy League title for Harvard, who started the day in a three-way-tie for first…

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    Men’s soccer keep winning, unbeaten in Ivies

    After opening the season at No. 20, Harvard soccer (7-3; 3-0 Ivy League) is back in the rankings at No. 22, coming off big road wins against No. 24 Brown (8-3-1; 2-1-0) and Holy Cross (6-3-3). Harvard, which defeated Brown 4-1 and Holy Cross 3-0, is the last undefeated team in Ivy play this year.…

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  • Nation & World

    Sports in brief

    Women’s soccer grabs first Ivy win behind freshman’s play The Crimson held nothing back on Saturday (Oct. 4), as Harvard defeated Yale 3-1 at Ohiri Field.

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    Soccer proves to be rust-proof

    Coming off a six-day break from soccer, the Harvard men’s foot club handed regional rival University of New Hampshire (UNH) a 3-1 defeat this past Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 23) to wreck the Wildcats’ unbeaten run. With the win, the Crimson squad picks up its third victory out of five outings in the early going of…

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    Sports in brief

    The Harvard men’s water polo team will salute its supporters with fan appreciation festivities this evening (Oct. 25) as the club takes on visiting Brown. The Harvard women’s golf team shot a blistering 318 in the second day of action at the Gutshall Invitational at the Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Penn., this past…

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  • Nation & World

    Soccer blanks out against Bears

    At 5 feet 4 inches, Brown goaltender Steffi Yellin is among the more petite players on the Bear’s roster. And as far as goalies go, she’s the most vertically challenged in all of Ivy League soccer. Against the host Crimson women’s team this past Saturday (Oct. 13), however, the talented sophomore played a mighty big…

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  • Nation & World

    Sports in brief

    The Harvard women’s soccer team defended its perfect home record with a 1-0 edging of Fairfield this past Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 2). The Harvard sailing team placed third out of 14 teams in the Women’s Regis Bowl this past Sunday (Sept. 30) on the Charles River. Lehigh defensive lineman Paul Bode returned a fumble 27…

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    Sports in brief

    The National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) will honor Pat Henry, senior associate athletic director at Harvard University for 22 years, as one of its eight Administrator of the Year Award recipients at an Oct. 8 ceremony in St. Petersburg, Fla.

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    Crimson boot BU, UMass

    Shortly after the Harvard men’s soccer team defeated the visiting University of Massachusetts Minutemen this past Sunday (Sept. 16) by a score of 2-1, Crimson coach John Kerr attributed the success of his crew to their “poised” and “patient” play. Though Kerr’s words might aptly describe some of his squad’s many strengths, the gentlemanly characterization…

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  • Nation & World

    (Another) new era

    For all the talk about the commercialization and professionalizing of college sports, the one happy constant with athletics in academia is that players willingly perform in the same uniform for four whole seasons. Such loyalty among professional athletes, meanwhile, seems to be going the way of the granny shot.

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    Sports in brief

    Women golfers smash records at Dartmouth Invite, Freshmen lift soccer past Vermont

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