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Lax shellac Quinnipiac A host Harvard women’s lacrosse team tallied 12 unanswered goals en route to a 13-point first-half to overwhelm Quinnipiac, 16-3, this past Sunday (March 18). Junior midfielder...
View ArticleHost of new mentors to take reins in upcoming athletic seasons
As the University welcomes more than 240 freshman athletes to its various fields, courts, pitches, pools, rinks, and turfs this fall season, a group of new mentors and coaches will also settle in for...
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SOPHOMORE O’CONNOR PINS DOWN WRESTLER OF THE YEAR AWARD Ivy League officials recently named sophomore grappler J.P. O’Connor Wrestler of the Year. Ranked second nationally in the 149-pound category...
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SAILING TAKES FOURTH AT CENTRAL SERIES ONE The Harvard sailing team finished fourth out of a field of 10 teams at the Central Series One this past weekend (March 14-15) on the Charles River. The...
View ArticleBig Green lacrosse spoils men’s season finale
The Harvard men’s lacrosse team dropped its season finale to a visiting Dartmouth squad, 12-6, this past Saturday (May 3) to close out its 2008 campaign two games below .500 (6-8; 1-5 Ivy). Paced by a...
View ArticleMen’s lacrosse tops No. 5 Duke, 9-6
In just the second year under head coach John Tillman, the Crimson men’s lacrosse team — which went 6-8 last season — has already started with a bang as they upset fifth-ranked Duke on Saturday (Feb....
View ArticleCrimson turn on offense vs. Hartford
There’s something special about the Harvard men’s lacrosse team. The signs are everywhere. There’s the Crimson’s 9-6 upset at Duke — against the country’s No. 5 team, in the season opener — followed...
View ArticleMen’s lacrosse pound Presbyterian
After their heartbreaking 8-9 loss at Georgetown last Wednesday (March 25), the No. 17 Harvard men’s lacrosse team rebounded with a dominating performance on Friday (March 27), devastating the...
View ArticleCrimson hold off the Bulldog’s fight
There’s no stopping them, and there’s no containing them. It’s too bad the team from Connecticut wasn’t forewarned. On Saturday (March 28), Crimson women’s lacrosse teammates Jess Halpern ’11 and...
View ArticleCrimson undaunted by Crusaders, top Holy Cross, 11-4
Disappointment struck men’s lacrosse after they dropped their midweek tilt against No. 14 Brown on April 15, which may dampen the team’s chance to make their first NCAA tournament appearance since...
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The tale of the two-sport athlete
When you love something, sometimes you just can’t let it go. For Melanie Baskind ’12, that something was lacrosse. Baskind was voted Rookie of the Year in soccer by the Ivy League in 2008, and was a...
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Bringing men’s lax back
It’s been quite a few years since the Harvard men’s lacrosse team put together winning seasons. Nine, to be exact. But the Crimson are on the rise again, thanks to improving players and third-year...
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On the go
Between schoolwork and classes, a typical day in the life of a Harvard student is undoubtedly busy — but throw in playing on two sports teams and you’ve got a schedule rivaling that of Harvard...
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Building endurance, step by step
One morning last month, a solitary figure started up Harvard Stadium’s rows of cold concrete. He avoided the easier, smaller steps, instead using long strides and an exaggerated arm swing to move up...
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