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Volume 51 Issue No. 4 www.varsityclub.harvard.edu November 28, 2008 FALL 2008 IVY CHAMPIONS

Football Wins 13th Ivy Championship

by Kurt Svoboda Director of Athletic Communications

It was the 125th playing of “The Game.” It would help determine the Ivy League championship and there was the possibility that an unprecedented four schools could share the prize. And it was cold. And it was windy. The conditions were not conducive to Harvard’s prolific passing attack and as if the temperature did not spell it out, senior Chris Pizzotti’s first pass attempt of the game confirmed it as his off-balance roll-out pass slipped from his hand and wobbled to the ground. What came next was a familiar series of occurrences which the Harvard faithful had grown to appreciate throughout a grand 2008 season – the Crimson rising to the occasion. Just one week removed from a tough afternoon of running the against a talented Penn defense, the Crimson found itself backed into a corner of offensive strategy versus the nation’s top defense in Yale. Harvard’s offensive linemen rose to the occa- sion, punishing the Bulldogs’ defensive front, and Pizzotti and the two. Unable to run the ball however, Yale turned to pass plays sophomore Gino Gordon did the rest. At the end of the game, throughout its final scurry to the but senior Eric Schultz Harvard had outrushed All-America running back Mike McLeod shut the door with a blind-sided strip-sack of QB Brook Hart. and the Bulldogs by a count of 261-54. Gordon tallied 168 yards in Junior (and captain-elect for 2009) Carl Ehrlich scooped up the a career-best showing while Pizzotti also showed his scrambling loose ball and one more bruising run by Pizzotti on a third ability with a career-high 79 yards in addition to an efficient pass- play sealed Yale’s fate with the Crimson running out the clock on ing game despite the conditions. a game that saw Harvard control the ball for nearly 40 minutes. The result was as lopsided a 10-0 final score as one is likely Big defensive plays in tight games highlighted Harvard’s run to see, but the finishing chapter could not have been written to its 13th Ivy League championship and its first consecutive titles without one more fitting stand by Harvard’s defense. After a big since 1982-83. Schultz himself accounted for three big individual return by Yale set the Bulldogs up nicely inside Harvard’s efforts to punctuate a career filled with big plays. five-yard line with four minutes to play, Yale received another gift when a fourth down pass interference call gave them the ball at Continued on page 3 Women’s Soccer Wins First Ivy Title Since 1999

by Tim Williamson Nichols walked up to the ball and set her focus on the mission Assistant Director of Athletic Communications ahead. “I stared at the ball before the kick, trying to keep my focus,” Nichols said. The junior moved towards the goal and lifted One cannot draw up a more dramatic moment. Harvard and the ball into the back left corner of the cage, past the diving Columbia were tied 1-1 in double in a game to decide Columbia goalkeeper, clinching the Crimson’s eighth Ivy League the Ivy League title. With nine seconds left in that second and title. Immediately, the team stormed the field to congratulate final extra session the Crimson was awarded a penalty kick after Nichols and was joined by several hundred fans who celebrated freshman Melanie Baskind was pulled down in the Lions’ box. next to the net. Junior Lizzy Nichols, a defender with an accurate leg, was called For head coach Ray Leone, the moment was perfect. “My on to take the kick. heart has never pounded so much,” the second-year coach said. “The feeling was complete happiness for a group of young women that wanted to do something truly special together. It all finally came together the second that ball went into the back of the net.” “All that week we knew how big the game was,” Nichols added. “I’m really proud of our team. We were on a mission all season and I’m so happy the effort and hard work paid off.” Winning the Ivy League championship at home on Ohiri Field also had a special meaning to the Crimson. In 2006 and 2007, Columbia and then Penn clinched conference titles at Harvard, giving the Crimson extra motivation this fall. After opening the year in California, the Crimson rattled off a six-game unbeaten streak heading into its first Ivy League game at Penn on Sept. 27. The Quakers managed a 2-0 win, but Harvard, which began the season with a grueling stretch of nine game in 22 days, and especially its five seniors— Allison Keeley, Rachael Continued on page 3 Fall Sports Recaps Men’s Soccer (12-6-0, 5-2-0 Ivy League) Women’s Volleyball (10-16, 5-9 Ivy) • The Crimson finished third in the Ivy League and made its • Harvard defeated Brown, 3-0 Nov. 1 on the strength of a third straight appearance in the NCAA Championship. The double-double from senior Katherine McKinley. The victory • Harvard dropped its first Ivy League contest of the fall to saw the Crimson hit at a .304 clip. Dartmouth, 1-0, Nov. 1, but bounced back with wins against • The Crimson took Penn to five sets, but lost a 19-17 decision Maine and Columbia. In the 6-1 win over the Lions Nov 8 junior in the fifth set. Four Crimson players recorded double-digit kills Andre Akpan became Harvard’s all-time leading scorer by and three posted double-digit digs. McKinley and sophomore tallying a goal and an assist. Mikaelle Comrie registered 19 kills apiece. • The Crimson traveled to Philadelphia to close out its regular- • Harvard dropped its second consecutive five-set match, this season schedule Nov. 16 at Penn, dropping a 1-0 decision in time to Princeton, 3-2 Nov. 8. McKinley recorded her second overtime, as the Quakers clinched a share of the Ivy title along. 19-kill match in a row, while freshman Christine Wu collected a • Akpan found the back of the net in the 103rd minute and lifted career and match high 40 digs. Harvard to a 1-0 victory over Massachusetts in the opening • Harvard bounced back to beat Columbia, 3-0, Nov.14. Comrie round of the NCAA tournament on November 21. recorded 14 kills in the match. • Senior John Stamatis tallied a first-half goal, but it was not • In its final match of the season, the Crimson came back from a enough as the Crimson dropped a 2-1 decision at South Florida 2-0 deficit to force a fifth game, but was unable to complete the in the second round of the NCAA tournament Nov. 25. comeback in a 3-2 loss to Cornell Nov. 15. • Akpan finished the season as Harvard’s leading scorer and was • Freshman Anne Carroll Ingersoll was the Ivy League Rookie named a semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy as the top player of the Year. Three Crimson players earned All-Ivy honors. in collegiate men’s soccer. Senior co-captain Michael Fucito was McKinley was a second-team pick, while Ingersoll and Wu second in scoring. Akpan, Fucito, Stamatis and junior Kwaku earned honorable mention. Nyamekye were all selected to the All-Ivy League first team, with Akpan a unanimous pick. Senior Luke Sager earned All-Ivy Sailing honorable mention. • Harvard sailing took first place in the team standings in both Field (6-11, 2-5 Ivy League) the Victorian Coffee Urn and the Erwin Schell Trophy Nov. 1 & 2 on the Charles River. Senior Megan Watson and sophomore • In the final game of the season, Harvard freshmanKristin Meghan Wareham took first place in the A Division in a field of Ohanian scored her first career goal, but the Crimson dropped a 17 boats at the Victorian Coffee Urn race. SeniorLauren Brants 3-1 decision to Columbia at Jordan Field on Senior Day, Nov. 8. and sophomore Alan Palmer finished in the top five nine times • After both offenses were held in check in the first half, to beat out MIT by one point to take second place at the Erwin Dartmouth scored with less than 12 minutes to play to secure Schell trophy. a 1-0 win against the Crimson Nov. 1. Senior goalkeeper Kylie • The Crimson went a perfect 19-0 and sailed to a team title in Stone kept the Crimson in the game with three saves. the Michael Horn Trophy Team Race. Harvard went 9-0 in a • Midfielder Carly Dickson was named to the All-Ivy League round robin against a 10-team field Nov 9 & 10. first team and fellow freshman Georgia McGillvray earned • Harvard took third place in the Men’s Atlantic Coast Dinghy All-Ivy honorable mention. Dickson was also a second-team All- Championship on the strength of coed Sailors of the Week, Northeast Region selection. Sophomore forward Leigh McCoy senior John Grrity and sophomores Tedd Himler and John led the Crimson with 14 points (six goals, two assists) followed Stokes. The trio won the B Division with 22 points in five races by fellow forward, senior Tami Jafar with 11 points (five goals, to help pace the Crimson. The women wrapped up their fall one assist). Stone compiled a 2.11 GAA .714 save percentage. season with a fourth place showing at the ACC’s led by strong Men’s & Women’s Cross Country performances from Watson and Wareham. Men’s Tennis • Sophomores Daniel Chenoweth and Claire Richardson repre- sented Harvard at the 2008 NCAA Cross Coutnry • Junior Michael Vegosen, sophomore Aba Omodele-Lucien Championships Nov. 24. Chenoweth finished the 10k in 42nd and freshman Alistair Felton all advanced to the semifinals of place at 30:14.8. He was 1.1 seconds and two places away from the A Bracket at the Big Green Invitational Nov. 1-3. In the B All-America Honors. Richardson ran well in the women’s 6k Bracket, freshmen Liinus Hietaniemi and Robertson McAnulty race, finishing in 21:32.7. both advanced to the finals, where McAnulty took down • The sophomore duo qualified for the national meet with Hietaniemi 6-1, 6-4. strong performances in the NCAA Regional. Richardson • Harvard closed out its fall season Nov. 6-9 at the ITA National finished seventh overall to pace the Crimson women to a Intercollegiate Championships in Charlottesville, Va. Senior seventh-place team finish, while Chenoweth’s sixth-place finish Chris Clayton and sophomore Alexei Chijoff-Evans got to the carried the men to an eighth-place finish. quarterfinals of the doubles bracket. Clayton also competed in • Richardson finished eighth in 17:43 to lead the Crimson the singles bracket. women to fifth place at the Ivy League Heptagonal Champion- ships Oct. 31. It was the best Harvard individual showing at Men’s (5-12 Overall) the event since 1995. Junior Chas Gillespie was the first Har- • The men’s water polo team went 1-2 and finished sixth at the vard runner across the line in the men’s race, completing the 8k Northern Division Championship held at MIT Nov. 8-9. The course in fifth place. Chenoweth, meanwhile, placed sixth. Crimson rebounded from an opening round 9-7, overtime loss • Harvard had six top-15 finishers in the Manhattan Club Bad to MIT by dominating Connecticut College, 20-4, on the first day Boy Invitational Nov. 1. Freshman Jeanne Mack took fifth place of competition. Freshman Mike Katzer scored four goals in the overall in the women’s race. In the men’s 8k, freshman Michael win. The Crimson fell to Fordham, 10-8 in the fifth-place game Hoffman crossed the finish line at 26:32, good for 13th place. the following day. Senior co-captain David Tune collected a hat • Led by race winner freshman Nichole Cochran the Harvard trick in his final career game and classmate and fellow co-captain women took second place at the ECAC Championships Nov. 22. Jay Connolly made nine saves in goal for the Crimson. On the men’s side, the Crimson finished 11th. • Tune was named to the CWPA All-Northern Division second team and led the Crimson in scoring this season. Men’s Lightweight Crew Men’s Heavyweight Crew • The Crimson lightweights took eighth place at the Foot of the Charles, finishing less than nine seconds behind the Syracuse • Harvard’s heavyweight crew closed out its fall schedule by heavyweight A crew who won the event by posting a 12:59.2. taking on frigid temperatures and a strong headwind at the Foot of the Charles Nov. 22. The Heavyweight A crew finished second, Women’s Heavyweight Crew crossing the finish line at 13:01.01. The Crimson B and C crews finished fourth and sixth respectively. • Harvard had several impressive finishes at the Foot of the Charles Nov. 15, competing against 14 different schools, in the Women’s Lightweight Crew 2.5 mile long race. • The top finish for a lightweight boat in the Foot of the Charles • A second-place finish from the Radcliffe B boat highlighted the 58 boat premier event was the Radcliffe A boat, finishing 33rd in Harvard performances in the regatta’s premier event, the 58 boat 15:34.2. The Black and White also had lightweight boats finishing varsity four race, crossing the finish line in 14:22.8. Radcliffe A 36th (15:36.3), 48th (15:58.1) and 53rd (16:37.6). The top non- finished fourth, with Radcliffe C finishing in 19th. Radcliffe lightweight boat to finish was an MIT crew, in 42nd. 2 Football, continued from page 1 In the opener against Holy Cross, with Harvard trailing 17-6 in the season, Harvard led the Ancient Eight in scoring and total in the fourth quarter, the Crusaders were primed for a back- offense while ranking last in time of possession. The potent offense breaking . On first-and-goal from Harvard’s one yard showed its versatility as well, with an awesome 368-yard rushing line, Schultz strip-sacked preseason All-America QB Dominick effort against Dartmouth and its big ball-hogging day against Yale. Randolph in the backfield and recovered the ball himself to spark When opposing teams challenged Harvard with man-to-man a big comeback in a 25-24 victory. coverage, Pizzotti locked up with a bevy of wide receiving threats Against Princeton, Harvard trailed at one point, 14-3, and – illustrated with a four-touchdown first half against Columbia needed a 74-yard drive on its final possession to claim its first and a 30-for-44, 370-yard passing night against Holy Cross. lead, 24-20. Still, Princeton had over three minutes left and moved When teams focused on pass coverage, Harvard ran the ball the ball towards midfield with plenty of time on the clock. Enter when needed and the end-of-season all-league team showed the Schultz again who came on a perfectly-timed blitz on a third- proof with all five of Harvard’s starting offensive linemen earn- and-five, dropping QB Brian Anderson for a critical 13-yard loss ing honors in juniors James Williams and Alex Spisak and seniors as Harvard held on for victory. Fellow All-Ivy linebacker senior Zach Copple, Ryan Pilconis and Tom Rodger. Glenn Dorris helped finish off Anderson on the big play – just Pizzotti, who finished a storied career with a 20-2 record as one week after he was in another big stand. a starter, fittingly brought home the league’s Asa Bushnell Cup Harvard had led the Lehigh game throughout, but the as the league MVP. He was joined in top honors by freshman Mountain Hawks controlled play in the fourth quarter and drove defensive back Matthew Hanson who was named the league’s top from their own 36 deep into Harvard’s territory in threatening to rookie. kick a game-tying or score a go-ahead touchdown in The duo highlight a list of 18 players who were chosen to the the final minute. Lehigh’s JB Clark scrambled inside the Crimson 2008 All-Ivy League teams, including seven first team selections, 10 with room in front, but senior Peter Ajayi chased him down five second team picks and six honorable mention selections. It from behind and poked the ball out of his marked the second consecutive season grasp. The pigskin went right into Dor- that Harvard has led the league in hon- ris’ waiting hands and, following a first ored players. down return for a touch- Harvard (9-1, 6-1 Ivy) became just the down, Dorris and the Crimson defense eighth team in history of the Ivy League had sealed a 27-24 victory. to come back from a loss in its league One more big play allowed Harvard opener to win the championship. The to be in position to win its title – well Crimson has now won three league two actually. Against Penn, safety senior titles in the past five seasons and four in Ryan Barnes was playing his first game the last eight seasons. in three weeks after missing the Dart- Since 2000, Harvard has posted the mouth and Columbia games due to in- second-highest winning percentage jury. Barnes made his presence felt form (.775) in the Football Championship the opening drive as his interception in Subdivision (69-20) and seventh highest the end zone on Penn’s first possession in all of Division I. Over the past five set the stage for a dramatic finish. One seasons, Harvard is 41-9. Harvard is more Barnes interception later and the 36-6 at Harvard Stadium dating back Crimson, clinging to a tenuous lead, to 2001 while winning 16 of its last 17 picked off Penn’s QB Keiffer Garton in games there. the final seconds – again in the end zone, With its season complete, the Crimson as Harvard prevailed, 24-21. is ranked 14th in the Football Champi- While the defense flexed its muscles onship Subdivision Coaches Poll and throughout the close games, Harvard’s 15th in The Sports Network poll. offense established itself as the league’s Eric Shultz ‘09 led the 2008 Ivy Champions with 79 best – and most balanced. At one point tackles. dspics.com

Soccer Continued from page 1 Lau, Nicole Rhodes, Maggie Robinson and Erin Wylie— kept its The Crimson got on the board first with a tally by Hagner at eye on winning the league. 26:01, but the Lions battled back to in the opening minutes of “Our seniors have been through so much together and we the second half. From there, both squads played flawless defense could not have achieved what we did this year without them,” for 60 minutes before Nichols won the game in the final seconds. Leone said. “They challenged each other and the whole team to After downing the Lions, Harvard faced Northeastern in be their best during Ivy play. It was not easy especially with the the opening round of the NCAA tournament, its first trip to the loss at Penn in the first week, but they held it together and we NCAA postseason since 2004. The Crimson held a 2-1 lead in the were able to pull it off the hard way.” second half, but the Huskies went on to win the game in penalty Harvard went right to work and picked up consecutive home kicks, 4-2. wins against Yale, Cornell and Maine. The Crimson then traveled “I know we are not satisfied with being ‘one and done’ in the down to Brown Oct. 18, earning a 3-0 decision against the Bears NCAA tournament,” Leone explained. “We are looking forward to move to 3-1 in the conference. Two days later, the Crimson to the challenge of returning to the NCAA’s next year and doing finished off its non-conference schedule with a 2-1 victory at Holy better.” Cross for its fifth-straight win. Junior forwardChristina Hagner, Several Harvard players were awarded for their individual who led the Crimson in scoring during the season with seven success during the year, as Baskind, who led the Crimson in goals, tallied a goal in each of those five Crimson wins, pacing the scoring with six goals and seven assists for 19 points, was tabbed Harvard offense during that stretch. the Ivy League Rookie of the Year, marking the third straight The Crimson kept rolling and moved into first place with a season a Crimson freshman has been so honored. Sheeleigh, 2-1 victory at Princeton Oct 25, which included a 70-minute delay second on the club with 15 points on six tallies and five helpers, in the second half because of lightning. Harvard scored both of its and Nichols were selected to the All-Ivy first team, while junior goals in the first 6:12 of the game, as juniorKelli Okuji blasted a goalkeeper Lauren Mann, sophomore midfielderGina Wideroff shot into the cage only 22 seconds into action and Baskind and freshman defender Lindsey Kowal were named honorable followed with a score in the seventh minute. mention. The following weekend at Dartmouth, the Crimson found It was quite the season for the Harvard women’s soccer itself down 1-0 in the second half when sophomore Katherine program, which finished 10-3-5 overall, and Leone is proud of the Sheeleigh tallied one of the biggest goals of the season at 72:14, way his team developed as a unit. helping Harvard battle the Big Green to a 1-1 tie and keeping the “I think the whole experience this year showed our team that Crimson in line for the Ivy League championship. anything is possible,” he said. “They had to learn how to win The final weekend came down to three teams in a fight for big games under pressure and on the road. The coaches are very first. Harvard was 4-1-1 in the league, tying them with Columbia proud of this special team and we are very happy that they were and Princeton. The Crimson, however, owned the tiebreaker over able to feel that exhilaration of winning a title. On one day, they the Tigers because of its win two weeks prior. A win by any of the felt what it was like to be a champion and they will be able to take teams would clinch the title, but Harvard had the advantage that experience with them for the rest of their lives.” playing at home and competing five hours before Princeton took the field against Penn. 3 Harvard/Yale 2008

Left: (l-r): Steve Collins ‘02, Prince Dockery ‘03, Friends of Football President Brian Hehir ‘75, Justin Stark ‘02, and Willie Alford ‘02 at annual Tim Clark Luncheon held each year the day before The Game, prior to the JV game. Right: Forester Clark ‘58 enlightened the crowd about the history of the event, named in honor of his father.

300 people attended a pregame reception in the Murr Center Third Floor Lounge hosted by Nichols Family Director of Athletics Bob Scalise. Left: Former Associate Athletic Director Fran Toland, Rosemary Scalise, Maura Costin Scalise ‘80 and Bernie Toland. Right: Former head football coach Joe Restic with Hall of Fame Carroll Lowenstein ‘52.

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A. Three generations of Harvard graduates in the Hall family were on hand for The Game. Pictured (l-r) Justin Hall ‘10, Jonathan Hall ‘75, Lindsay Hall ‘02 (the first woman from the family to at- tend Harvard), William Hall ‘45 and Stephen Hall ‘73.

B. 1968 Yale football captain Brian Dowling Y’69, 1968 Harvard football captain Vic Gatto ‘69, Senator John Culver ‘54 and Stone Phillips Y‘77 took part in the ceremonial coin toss. Culver and Phillips will be honored by the Ivy Football Association January 22, 2009 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, NY.

C. Lee Oldenburg ‘86, Robert Santiago ‘86 and K.C. Smith ‘86 at the 125th Reception held in honor of the 125th playing of The Game Friday evening.

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4 Crimson Photo Gallery Russ Campbell Photo Russ Campbell Photo

Left: (l-r) Harvard College Dean Michael Smith, Scott Mead ‘77 and Nichols Family Director of Athletics Bob Scalise at an event in honor of the newly created Scott Mead ’77 Family Head Coach for Harvard Men’s Tennis. Right: The Mead family (l-r) Betsy ‘10, Amanda, Su Ling, Scott Mead, Alex, and Isabelle and Emma in front, with Scalise and the first Scott Mead ’77 Family Head Coach for Harvard Men’s Tennis Dave Fish ‘72.

The Friends of Harvard held its annual New York City Dinner on November 13th. Left: (l-r) Jon Ponosuk ‘95, Mike Agrillo ‘94 , Read Hubbard ‘93 and Brian Connolly ‘92. Right: (front Row l-r): Courtney Leimkuhler ‘01, Keltie Donelan ‘01, Erin Kutner ‘02, Bernadette Devine ‘03, Whitney Blake ‘05, Kelly Noon ‘05, Bessie Clark ‘05. (back row l - r): Rebecca Brown ‘00, Melissa Crandall ‘01.

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A. The women’s golf team was presented Ivy Championship rings for their 2007 Ivy League Championship. The team celebrated the title at an event held on Friday, November 21st.

B. (l-r) Varsity Club Board members Renny Little ‘55 (Secre- tary), Hank Keohane ‘60 (board member), Theresa Moore ‘86 (Treasurer), Bill Markus ‘60 (Elected Board) and Bob Anderson ‘61(Chairman) at the Club’s annual meeting in early November.

C. Left-right: Harvard Club President and Varsity Club Board member Phil Haughey ‘57 presented fellow Varsity Club Board member Jack Reardon ‘61 with the Harvard Club’s Special Presi- dent’s award at the annual football dinner.

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5 Winter Sports Recaps Men’s hockey (4-4-2, 4-3-2 ECAC) Women’s Hockey (4-4-2, 4-2-2 ECAC) • The Crimson has gotten off to a great start at home, winning • The Crimson started out 3-0-1 and reached No. 3 in the na- all four of its games at Bright Hockey Center and allowing a total tional polls before a recent 1-4-1 stretch against tough competi- of three goals. The young Crimson team, which has been ranked tion. as high as 18th nationally, is still seeking its first road win, hav- • Sophomore Kate Buesser scored twice, once in the final two ing gone 0-4-2 away from Bright. minutes, to lift the Crimson to a season-opening 2-1 win at • Harvard started the season with a pair of league wins, topping Quinnipiac Oct. 31. A night later, sophomore forward Liza Ry- Dartmouth, 4-1, on Halloween and Rensselaer, 3-1, on Election abkina recorded her first career hat trick and junior defenseman Day. Sophomore Michael Biega and senior Nick Coskren scored Cori Bassett tallied a career-high four points on two goals and power-play goals to break a third-period tie against the Big two assists to lift Harvard to a 6-4 victory at Princeton. Green, with sophomore Pier-Olivier Michaud adding a goal and • Harvard picked up three points at home the following week- two assists. end, tying Rensselaer, 1-1, and posting a 5-0 win against Union • Freshman Matt Hoyle made 30 saves against the Big Green to behind a pair of goals from senior Sarah Wilson. win his collegiate debut and earn selection as the ECAC Hockey • Following road losses at Clarkson and St. Lawrence, Harvard Goaltender of the Week. He was later named the league’s rookie and Colgate skated to a 5-5 tie Nov. 21 at Bright. Senior Sarah of the week, after allowing only one goal in a Nov. 14-15 sweep Vaillancourt recorded five points on two goals and three assists. of ranked foes Clarkson and St. Lawrence. Wilson tallied five points to power Harvard past Cornell, 5-1, the • The Crimson recorded two points in three road games the fol- next night. lowing week with ties against Brown (3-3) and Colgate (2-2) and • Harvard traveled to Minnesota for a two-game set against the a 2-1 loss to Cornell in between. Freshman Alex Killorn scored No. 2 Golden Gophers but dropped both games, 3-1 and 3-2, the equalizer in the Colgate game after classmate Daniel Mori- Nov. 28 and 29 in Minneapolis. The Crimson faces another tough arty scored his first career tally in the second period. Killorn was test with a home-and-home series against No. 7 New Hampshire named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week. Dec. 5 and 12. • The Crimson then took its leftover turkey to Chestnut Hill, • Junior Christina Kessler owns a .911 save percentage and 2.01 Mass., but dropped a 5-1 decision to defending national cham- goals-against average. Wilson leads the Crimson with 12 points, pion Boston College Nov. 28. while Vaillancourt has notched six goals and five helpers in just six games. Women’s (3-2 Overall) Men’s Swimming & Diving (3-0) • Harvard lost its first game of the season, 78-69, Nov. 15 in the first game of the USF Shootout in Tampa, Fla. Senior Emily Tay • Senior co-captain Eric Lynch sophomore Jordan Diekema led all Crimson scorers with 16 points. each won swimming events to pace Harvard to season-opening • The following day Sophomore Emma Markley registered victories over Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League foes career highs in four categories in the consolation game against Cornell and Dartmouth Nov. 15 at Blodgett Pool. Sophomore Central Connecticut. She led all scorers with 27 points and Zac Ranta won both diving events for Harvard to contribute to pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds to lead the Crimson to the Crimson’s eight overall victories. Harvard overtook the Big their first victory of the season. Red by a score of 158-142 and swam to a commanding 253-47 • Harvard traveled out to Worcester and walked away with a 73- win over the Big Green of Dartmouth. 59 victory over Holy Cross Nov. 20. Four Crimson players scored • The Crimson swam away with 13 of 16 events Nov. 21 to in double figures to aid in the win. defeat Columbia, 200-100. Diekema logged four wins, and senior • The Crimson opened its home schedule and fell to Marist, 76- Bill Jones won three times to lead Harvard to victory. Ranta 63, Nov. 23. Markley dropped 17 in a losing effort and sopho- continued to be reliable on the diving board by winning both the more Jackie Alemany scored a career-high 10 points. on-and three-meter events. • The Crimson built up a 12-point halftime lead and shot 52 percent in the second Men’s Basketball (3-1) half to cruise to a 72-49 win over Siena • A highly touted freshman class immediately contributed in Nov. 30. Markley Harvard’s season-opening 80-69 victory at New Hampshire Nov. once again led Har- 19. The Crimson was forced to start three freshmen because of vard in scoring with injuries. Freshman Max Kenyi led the team in scoring, drop- 15 points. ping in 17 points, followed by classmate Keith Wright scoring • Markley ranks 15 while junior guard Jeremy Lin also had 15 points to go with second in the Ivy eight rebounds and six assists. League with 15.8 • The Crimson traveled west to take on Big 12 Conference mem- points per game and ber Colorado, but the Buffaloes rallied for a 70-57 victory. Wright third with 8.2 re- paced the Crimson with 18 points. bounds per contest. • The Crimson opened its home schedule Nov. 25 against Holy Tay leads the league Cross. Lin did not disappoint, recording a career-high 30 points with 5.6 assists per as Harvard topped the Crusaders, 69-59. game. The Crimson • Harvard improved to 3-1 and Wright recorded his first career has December home double double in a 66-54 nonleague victory over Army Nov. 29. dates against New Lin led the Crimson scoring again with 24 points. He and Wright Hampshire (Dec. 3), were named Ivy League Player and Rookie of the Week, respec- Vermont (Dec. 11) tively. It was the second straight rookie selection for Wright. and Maine (Dec. 14). • Lin ranks third in the Ivy League with 20 points per game, Senior while leading the league with four steals per game and ranking Emily Tay second with 3.5 assists per contest. Wright is the Ancient Eight’s top rebounder with nine per game. Men’s & Women’s Squash • Harvard plays eight nonleague games in December, highlight- ed by home dates against city rivals Boston University (Nov. 3) • The Crimson cruised to a season-opening 9-0 win over No. 14 and Northeastern (Dec. 10) and a visit to George Washington Brown Nov. 21 at home. Junior Colin West proved why he was (Dec. 13). in the No. 1 spot, beating his opponent 9-2, 9-0, 9-0. • No. 4 Harvard men took on another ranked national opponent Nov. 23 at the Barnaby Courts and once again walked away with Want to receive email updates on your a victory in a resounding 8-1 win over No. 10 Williams. Harvard favorite teams as soon as their contest is over? improved to 2-0 on the season by capturing 256 points to Wil- liams’ 120. Senior Niko Hrdy led Harvard with a 9-0, 9-3, 9-1 win at the No. 4 spot. Sign up for E-News • Harvard women opened its 2008-09 campaign with a con- vincing 9-0 win over visiting Brown Nov. 21. Juniors Katherine O’Donnell, Sandra Mumanachit and sophomore Alexandra Go to GOCRIMSON.com and Zindman each only gave up three points the entire match. click on “E-News” to sign up today! 6 Pizzotti Named MVP, Ehrlich Named 136th Captain at Annual Football Banquet

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Quarterback Chris Pizzotti was chosen as the winner of the Frederick Greeley Crocker Award as the most valu- able player of the 2008 Harvard football team, as chosen by his teammates. It marks the second straight year Piz- zotti has earned the honor, becoming just the fifth player in school history to earn multiple MVP honors. Junior defensive tackle Carl Ehrlich, meanwhile, was chosen as the captain of the 2009 Harvard squad, becom- ing the 136th captain in the program’s history. Thomas Stephenson Family Head Coach for Har- vard Football Tim Murphy made the announcements at the team’s annual awards dinner at the Harvard Club of Boston November 24th. Also at the banquet, the recipients of the other 2008 team awards were announced. Senior quarterback Liam O'Hagan was presented the Lamar Award for dedication; senior defensive back Andrew Berry received the Kenne- dy Award for desire and determination; senior defensive tackle, and former captain Matt Curtis accepted the Wolf The Harvard Football class of 2008 proudly displaying the Ivy trophy at the Award as the team’s outstanding interior linemen; and team’s annual banquet. dspics.com senior linebacker Eric Schultz gained the LaCroix Trophy for enthusiasm, sportsmanship, and loyalty. Pizzotti capped a fantastic career by guiding the Crimson to “hands team” in situations. its second consecutive championship and its third in his five-year Berry was selected to the first team a third-straight season stay in Cambridge. A finalist for the Walter Payton Award as the after opposing teams again stayed away from him. A pre-season nation’s top player, Pizzotti led the Ivy League in passing effi- All-America pick, Berry was again virtually untested this season ciency (146.19) and completion percentage (193-for-308, .627) for due to his athleticism and covering ability. He finished the season the second straight season. He threw for 2,490 yards – the second- with three , nine passes defended and 43 tackles (17 highest output ever at Harvard – and tossed 17 touchdown solo). Berry, who has been recognized for one national award (All- passes, also the school’s second-highest single-season output. He state Good Works Team), is also a finalist for the Draddy Trophy threw just four interceptions and in Ivy League play, threw 13 which goes to the nation’s top scholar-athlete football player, as touchdown passes against just one interception. well as the John Wooden Citizenship Cup which goes to the na- Pizzotti also ran for five scores and finishes his career with tion’s highest-achieving student-athlete. 37 touchdown passes and eight TD runs against just 13 picks. All Curtis started the final 30 games of his career and has had a told, Pizzotti completed 427 passes in his career (710 att.) for 5,675 tackle in 38 of the 40 games he has appeared in. He is a three-time yards and a 60.1 percent completion percentage – all of which All-Ivy League selection and is also an All-New England selection stand as the second-best marks in their respective categories. at defensive tackle. Curtis finished the season ranked second in More simply put, Pizzotti finished his career with a 20-2 the league in tackles for loss with 11.5 (4.0 sacks) despite constant record as a starter and a 20-1 mark in games that he started and double teams while also finishing with 55 tackles. finished. Schultz led Harvard’s defense in tackles for the third straight Behind Pizzotti, Harvard finished the season as the Ivy year, this time with 79 (36 solo) to go with 7.0 tackles for a loss, 4.5 League’s top offense with 392.7 yards per game as well as the sacks, two forced , one recovery and one intercep- league’s top-scoring offense (27.4 ppg). tion. All of Schultz’s turnovers proved to be timely. His forced Ehrlich has quickly become a fan – as well as a player favorite fumble and subsequent recovery thwarted Holy Cross, which for his demeanor but has also ingrained himself as one of the was on Harvard’s one-yard line in the season opener, and sparked league’s top interior linemen. An all-league selection a year ago, Harvard’s comeback victory; His interception against Colum- Ehrlich finished off the team’s shutout of Yale with a fumble re- bia – the first and only of his career – led to a Harvard score; His covery with 2:02 remaining in the game deep in Harvard territory, forced fumble sack against Yale led to a fumble recovery with Yale allowing his Crimson to complete a second straight Ivy League driving at the Crimson two yard line in the final minutes, allow- championship. Ehrlich ended the season with 31 tackles in all. ing Harvard to claim its 10-0 victory. Schultz also had a knack for O’Hagan deserves mention as one of Harvard’s great quarter- clutch plays, coming up with a timely sack at Princeton late in the backs. A former all-league selection himself, O’Hagan entered the game to preserve a close victory. In all, Schultz finishes his career season ranked alongside teammate Pizzotti in the upper echelon with 243 career tackles (121 solo), 22 of them for a loss with 9.5 of Harvard’s all-time passing greats. He threw just two passes sacks and five forced fumbles. this season, one of which went for a score. He admirably changed Harvard (9-1, 6-1 Ivy) became just the eighth team in history roles in the Crimson’s special teams formations, providing per- of the Ivy League to come back from a loss in its league opener sonal protection for the team’s punters and being a member of the to win the championship. The championship marks Harvard’s second consecutive Ancient Eight Championship, and its first title repeat since 1982-83. The Crimson has now won three league titles in the past five seasons and four in the last eight seasons. Since 2000, Harvard has posted the second-highest winning percentage (.775) in the Football Championship Subdivision (69-20) and seventh highest in all of Division I. Over the past five seasons, Harvard is 41-9. Harvard is 36-6 at Harvard Stadium dat- ing back to 2001 while winning 16 of its last 17 games there. With its season complete, the Crimson is ranked 14th in the Football Championship Subdivision Coaches Poll and 15th in The Sports Network poll.

Pictured Left: The Thomas Stephenson Family Head Coach for Harvard Football Tim Murphy (right) presents Carl Ehrlich ‘08 with the captain’s jersey as he became the 136th captain of Harvard Football.

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Heart and Tufts, 23-4 and 22-5, respectively, Nov. 21 in Cam in 21 Nov. respectively, 22-5, and 23-4 Tufts, and Heart - Women’s Swimming & Diving (3-0) Diving & Swimming Women’s

In its first dual meets of the season, the Crimson swept Sacred Sacred swept Crimson the season, the of meets dual first its In •

competition, Nov. 1 at the Garret Penn State Open. State Penn Garret the at 1 Nov. competition, 24 Virginia and was defeated by fifth-ranked Missouri, 43-7. Missouri, fifth-ranked by defeated was and Virginia 24

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James Hawrot James all went 3-0. went all ponents but could not find victory Nov. 29 at the Journeyman/ the at 29 Nov. victory find not could but ponents

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Heart, 17-10, Nov. 21 at the Malkin Athletic Center. The Crim The Center. Athletic Malkin the at 21 Nov. 17-10, Heart, - All-Star Classic, one of the most prestigious collegiate wrestling wrestling collegiate prestigious most the of one Classic, All-Star

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good for the Crimson in the epee, finishing sixth out of 64. of out sixth finishing epee, the in Crimson the for good the 184-pound weight class. Caputo followed his Open victory victory Open his followed Caputo class. weight 184-pound the

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