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Feature Harvard Varsity Club Story: Phil NEWS & VIEWS of Harvard Sports Haughey ‘57 Vol. 46, No. 3 October 30, 2003 Page 5 Football Still Perfect After Two Comeback Wins Crimson’s locker room festivities, Harvard said Murphy, “simply because there were by Chuck Sullivan Head Coach Tim Murphy stood by the en- two outstanding defenses. The difference in Director of Athletic Communications trance to the visiting team room, offering the game was that we ran the ball well when It was only fitting that on a day cen- whatever support he could to a stunned we had to. I’m not sure we outplayed tered around a tribute to magnificent Princeton team that, in Murphy’s words, Princeton — our kids just found a way to step Harvard Stadium, Harvard and Princeton “didn’t deserve to lose.” it up.” delivered one of the Stadium’s most memo- Yes, this one was especially satisfying Princeton had threatened to take the lead rable games as the Crimson emerged with a to Murphy and to Harvard, which has seem- in the last minute of regulation after the Ti- thrilling 43-40 victory in overtime. ingly found six different ways to win foot- gers’ J.J. Artis intercepted a Schires pass to For evidence, consider the sheer jubila- ball games this season. set Princeton’s of- tion immediately following the improbable So far, we’ve seen a track meet (against fense up near touchdown pass from Garrett Schires Holy Cross), a blowout (Brown), an upset midfield with (Fairfax Station, VA) to Rodney Byrnes (In- (Northeastern), a shutout (Cornell), and a 2:25 left. The dianapolis, IN) that ended the game. A sea comeback (Lafayette). The Crimson remains Tigers moved of Crimson jerseys poured onto the Stadium perfect with a 6-0 record (3-0 Ivy League). to the Harvard field, swarming Byrnes in the end zone to This time, we saw a gut-check. 26-yard line, begin a celebration that would last well into In a second half that produced two ties giving Derek the team’s collective count of points in the and four lead changes, Harvard answered Javarone a locker room. Princeton’s overtime field goal with the dra- shot at a 43- Or consider that just minutes before the matic touchdown from Schires to Byrnes to yard go- clinch the win. But not before the Tigers ahead field forged two fourth-quarter ties, and — in a goal. scene that drew immediate comparisons Murphy with Princeton’s last visit to Cambridge — used two saw a last-minute bid for the go-ahead field of his goal fall short. timeouts Garrett Schires ‘05 The game started on a Princeton flea- in an at- Andy Lenzini Photo David Silverman Photo flicker that went for 58 yards and ended on tempt to ice Schires’s dart to Byrnes in the end zone. the Princeton Sandwiched in between were a combined kicker — a move that paid off when the 1,081 yards of offense and 53 first downs. kick turned into a low, line drive that never Some observers called it the best game they had a chance. had ever seen. Most were in agreement that Harvard, meanwhile, had its own prob- it was at least the most exciting game at the lems with the kicking game. The Crimson Stadium since the famed 29-29 “win” missed a PAT of its own and had two punts against Yale in 1968. partially blocked, the second of which helped Harvard had never before won a game set up Princeton’s tying points in the fourth in which it allowed 40 or more points. The quarter. victory lifted the Crimson’s record in games “Don’t let your kids grow up to be kick- in which it scores 30 or more points to an ers,” joked Murphy after the game. “It’s a incredible 241-5-1. thankless job.” “We expected a lower-scoring game,” Continued on Page 4 Clifton Dawson ‘07 Fall Teams Suffer Tough Losses Heading Into Final Stretch by Matt McCollester digs. Athletic Communications Intern Harvard rebounded in Ivy play when Women’s Volleyball it defeated Yale, 3-1. Senior co-captain Harvard (6-12, 5-3 Ivy League) suffered Allison Bendush (Monarch Beach, CA) led a tough five-game loss to two-time defend- all players as she recorded her first double- ing League champion Penn, 3-2. The Crim- double of the season with 16 kills and 24 son was unable to close out the match after digs. Schweitzer added 15 kills and 20 digs going ahead two games to one. Junior out- while senior co-captain Mariah Pospisil (Los side hitter Nilly Schweitzer (Woodside, CA) Altos, CA) tallied 12 kills and four blocks in produced her eighth double-double of the the victory. season as she tallied a team-high 16 kills and Harvard ran its winning streak to two 13 digs. Classmate Kaego Ogbechie (Dia- matches with a 3-1 victory over Brown. mond Bar, CA) added 15 kills in the five- Bendush recorded her second double-double game loss. in a row as she tallied a team-high 15 kills Harvard found itself in the same pre- and 21 digs. It is the eighth match of the sea- dicament against Princeton when it could son (and the fifth straight) in which Bendush not close out the match and fell, 3-2. Fresh- has recorded at least 20 digs. Pospisil man outside hitter Katie Turley-Molony notched her first double-double of the sea- (San Jose, CA) rebounded from a tough son with 14 kills and a career-high 13 digs. match against Penn to post a career-high 16 Pospisil’s previous mark was eight digs kills on .481 hitting. Schweitzer notched her against New Hampshire in 2002. Schweitzer ninth double-double of the season with 14 continued her reliable play with her 11th kills and 17 digs while senior Nathalie double-double of the season with 14 kills and Allison Bendush ‘04 Miller (Berkeley, CA) added 12 kills and 13 11 digs. Continued on Page 2 Fall Sports, Continued from page 1 The Crimson, ranked 15th in the NFCHA national poll, dropped its first Ivy League game to perennial power and eighth ranked Princeton, 3-2. Pell drew blood first as she recovered a Gannon re- Men’s Soccer bound to put the Crimson up, 1-0. Sophomore Jen McDavitt The Crimson (6-4-3, 1-2-1 Ivy) defeated Holy Cross, 3-0, at Ohiri (Walpole, MA) pulled Harvard within one goal with 11seconds re- Field in a non-conference match. Senior All-America Kevin Ara maining but there was not enough time for the Crimson to tie the (Upland, CA) notched the first goal of the game. game and added an assist. Crimson Men’s Water Polo keeper Ryan Johnson (East Seatuaket, Harvard (2-14) suffered a tough loss in NY) registered a career-high 10 saves and its first home game to cross town rival lowered his GAA to 0.84. He has now MIT, 7-6, in three overtimes. The Beavers posted three shutouts in 2003. were awarded a penalty shot in the sud- Harvard hosted a tough Brown team den death third overtime to claim the vic- and dropped a hard-fought game 3-0. tory. Freshman Michael Garcia (Annapo- The game was a physical affair as 40 fouls lis, MD) led the attack with two goals and were called, with two cards issued. four assists. Junior captain Rick Offsay Harvard bounced back with a solid (Encino, CA) notched two goals. victory over Princeton, 2-0. Ara stuck The Crimson bounced back with its first early for the Crimson as he took a long home victory over Connecticut College, pass from William Craig (Federal Way, 9-6. Both Offsay and classmate Mike WA) at 9:44 to put Harvard up, 1-0. Fresh- Gerrity (Poway, CA) recorded hat tricks man Matt Hoff (St. Louis, MO), who in the victory. Freshman Garcia contin- leads the team with six goals, scored off ued his impressive play with two goals assists from Nicholas Tornaritis (Groton, and three assists. Crimson keepers MA) and sophomore Brian Charnock Robbie Burmeister (Menlo Park, CA) and (Old Hickory, TN) at 66:23 to put the Reid Bolton (Miami, FL) recorded three game away. Johnson needed to make just and six saves, respectively. three saves as the Crimson defense came Harvard fell in the second game to up big and controlled the midfield Queens College (NY), 7-6. Senior Todd throughout. Schulte (St. Louis, MO) notched two goals Women’s Soccer Matt Hoff ‘07 in the defeat and Burmeister notched The Crimson (5-4-5, 1-1-3 Ivy) traveled to Worcester and de- seven saves. Gerrity added three assists and Garcia notched an- feated Holy Cross, 6-0. Sophomore Maile Tavepholjalern (Del Mar, other helper to raise his team-leading total to 29 on the season. Offsay CA) and junior Alisha Moran (Milton, MA) each notched two goals added another goal to give him 29 on the season. in the victory. Alisa Sato (Milani, HI) and Emily Colvin (Vestiva Women’s Cross Country Hills, AL) each added a goal to round out the Crimson attack. Harvard placed 26th at the NCAA Pre-National Meet held at Harvard keeper Katie Shields (Dana Point, CA) turned away four Northern Iowa. Sophomore Laura Maludzinski (Barrie, ONT) was Crusader shots for the shutout. the top Harvard finisher in 69th place in a time of 21:53.1 in the Harvard suffered a tough loss to Ivy foe Brown, 3-2, at Ohiri 6,000 meter Gold Race.