Harvard Varsity Club NEWS & VIEWS of Harvard Sports

Volume 51 Issue No. 2 www.varsityclub.harvard.edu September 30, 2008 Crimson Football Outshines Holy Cross in Night Game, Falls Short at Brown to Start Season 1-1 by Matt Scheerer The Harvard football team opened its season 1-1, with a Athletic Communications Intern thrilling 25-24 win against Holy Cross under the lights at Har- vard Stadium and a tough Ivy League loss to Brown, 24-22, on a slick, rainy day in Providence, R.I. On a cool night at Harvard Stadium, the first Friday night game in the Stadium’s 105 years, the Crimson faced off against the Holy Cross Crusaders. At the end of the first quarter, Har- vard trailed, 7-6, converting two field attempts from Patrick Long but the Crusaders stormed back to take a 17-6 halftime lead. The score remained the same after the third quarter. The first play from scrimmage of the fourth quarter changed the tempo for the Crimson as senior linebacker Eric Shultz sacked the Holy Cross quarterback, causing a fumble and recovering it at the Harvard 15-yard line. In the following series, senior quarterback Chris Pizzotti threw a 68 yard touchdown pass to Marco Ian- nuzzi, who finished the night with 11 catches and 174 yards. After a Holy Cross touchdown, and a Pizzotti touchdown run, the Crusaders led 24-19. With the end of the game looming, Harvard received the ball off a Holy Cross punt with 5:11 left in the game. The Crimson had a short field to work with on their final drive, starting at their own 40-yard line. Pizzotti went 4-of-6 on pass completions, throwing for 39 yards while managing the game clock, and leading the Crimson down the field to score on a Senior quarterback Chris Pizzoti has risen to the challenge so far this one-yard touchdown run to give Harvard the lead, 25-24. season. He has already amassed 690 yards passing and three thouch- After a failed two-point conversion, the suspense took holdof downs along with two rushing touchdowns through two games. photo by dspics.com Continued on page 6 Fall Sports Preview Sailing Women’s Volleyball (5-7, 0-1 Ivy) • Harvard began the season with a dominating win in the MIT • The Crimson swept its way to the Dartmouth Invitational title Invite as the Crimson competed in five different events Sept. 13- Sept. 26-27 with wins over Dartmouth, Bryant and St. Francis 14. The A-division pair of sophomores Tedd Himler and Quincy in the title game. A win over Central ConnecticutContinued State in theon page 6 Bock totaled 18 points in their seven races to win by five points, Harvard Invitational gave coach Jen Weiss her 200th victory in including wins in their first and fifth races. JuniorsDrew Robb her 16th year at Harvard. and Michelle Konstadt accumulated just 10 points in seven • The Crimson went 1-3 to start the season. The Crimson then races in the B division. went 1-3 at the USF Best Western Invitational in Tampa, Fla., • Freshmen Emily Lambert and Annie DeAngelo debuted with with the lone win coming against Georgia Southern. Junior a win in the B division at the Man-Labs Trophy as the Crimson Chelsea Ono Horn was named to the all-tournament team. finished third overall. • Junior co- Katherine Kocurek and senior Kathryn • On Sept. 20-21, the Crimson took second place at the Mrs. McKinley were named to the Dartmouth Invitational All- Hurst Bowl at Dartmouth. Lambert and DeAngelo won their Tournament team. division for the second-straight week. The duo was named New • Freshman Anne Carroll Ingersoll is hitting .338 to pace the England Intercollegiate Sailing Association Sailors of the Week Crimson offense and has 65 kills, 19 digs and a team-leading 22 as the Crimson finished just one point behind top-ranked Col- blocks. She was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week Sept. 16 lege of Charleston. after hitting .396 and averaging 2.6 kills per set in the Harvard • Megan Watson and Meghan Wareham placed second in the Invitational. A division at the Mrs. Hurst Bowl, just two points behind the • Freshman Christine Wu has contributed a team-leading 108 CofC winners. At the New England Women’s Singlehanded digs. McKinley leads the team with 2.90 kills per set, and Championship Sept. 27-28, Watson finished fifth, earning her Kocurek averages a team-high 3.71 digs per set. second straight berth in the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association • The Crimson has one more non-conference game left before Women’s Singlehanded Championship, to be held Oct. 24-25 at it gets into the heart of Ivy League play Oct. 3 at home against Cornell. For the weekend, Watson totaled six top-four finishes in Dartmouth. The Crimson will alternate home and away week- 14 races, winning once on Saturday. ends for the next month, playing at Brown and Yale, hosting Cornell and Columbia Oct. 17 and 18, traveling to Princeton and Women’s Golf Penn and then hosting Yale and Brown Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. • Harvard opened its fall season with three straight first-place finishes at the Dartmouth Invitational Sept. 13-14, the Princeton of host Princeton. Sophomore Mia Kabasakalis shot a 9-over 153 Invitational Sept. 20-21 and the Yale Fall Intercollegiate Sept. to capture 7th place. Sept. 27-28. • At the Yale Fall Intercollegiate, the Crimson again came away • The women captured their third straight title at the Dartmouth with the win, shooting a collective 17-over 301 to finish four Invitational, collectively shooting a 40-over 616 to win by nine strokes ahead of second-place Texas San Antonio and 10 ahead of strokes over host Dartmouth. Freshman Christine Cho shot a 73 host Yale. and 75 at the par-72 course to finish in a tie for first place. Senior • After rain forced cancellation of the first round Sept. 27, Shel- Ali Bode shot a 151 (+7) to finish in fourth, while junior Claire don shot a 2-over 73 on Sept. 28 to finish in a tie for fourth. Cho Sheldon finished in fifth with an 8-over 152. shot a 4-over 75 to finish in ninth. • Cho finished in third place at the Princeton Invitational as the • The team has one more tournament left in the fall season, the Crimson finished with a 37-over 613 to place two strokes ahead Lehigh Invitational Oct. 25-26 at Saucon Valley Country Club. Women’s Soccer (3-3-3, 0-1 Ivy League) Field hockey (2-5, 1-1 Ivy League) • Harvard lost its opening two games in California, but went • The Crimson opened the season with a win over Holy Cross 3-0-3 during a six-game unbeaten streak that included four over- before suffering three straight road losses. Harvard defeated time games. After wins over New Hampshire and Davidson, rival Yale in its Ivy opener but has dropped its last two games, the Crimson played Wisconsin to a tie, defeated Northeastern in including a loss to No. 4 Connecticut. overtime, played No. 12 Boston College to a draw, and played • Senior Tami Jafar leads the team with two goals, while senior a scoreless contest against Fairfield. The Crimson opened Ivy Francine Polet has contributed two assists and leads the team League play with a 2-0 loss to Penn. with 16 shots. Sophomore Chloe Keating and freshman Carly • It has been a tale of two halves for Harvard, as the Crimson Dickson have scored game-winning goals. The winning tallies has outscored opponents, 6-3, in the first half but has been out- were the lone goals scored in wins over Holy Cross and Yale. scored in the second half, 7-0, with one overtime goal in the win • Dickson was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week on Sept. against Northeastern. 23 after her game-winning goal against Yale. She scored her first • Freshman Melanie Baskind has made an immediate impact career goal on a stroke with 10 minutes left in what had for the Crimson, scoring three goals and adding two assists for been a scoreless game. a team-leading eight points. Baskind was named to the Soc- • Senior co-captain Kylie Stone has seen all of the playing time cer Buzz Elite Team of the Week for Sept. 16 after notching two in goal, making 35 saves along with a 2.30 goals-against average goals and an assist in the wins over New Hampshire and David- and two shutouts. son and the tie with Wisconsin. • The Crimson will play five of its next six games at Jordan • Senior Erin Wylie has tallied two goals while sophomore Field, including non-conference games against Vermont (Oct. Katherine Sheeleigh has added one goal and two assists with a 1), Northeastern (Oct. 8), St. Louis (Oct. 13) and Boston College team-high 35 shots. (Oct. 22). Harvard will also play a home contest against Cornell • Junior goalie Lauren Mann has started seven games in goal, Oct. 18. allowing nine goals for a 1.19 goals-against average with 41 saves. Junior Laura Dale has started the other two games, mak- Men’s Water Polo (2-4) ing 21 saves while posting one of the team’s two shutouts. • The Crimson opened the season with a win over Washington • Harvard will play three straight home games against Yale Oct. & Jefferson and a loss to No. 20 Cal Baptist in the Cambridge 4, Cornell Oct. 11, and Maine Oct. 15 before embarking on a Invitational Sept. 13 and 14 at MIT. Harvard defeated MIT Sept. four-game road swing. 18 before dropping all three decisions in the ECAC Champion- ships Sept. 20-21 at Blodgett Pool. Men’s Tennis • Senior co-captain David Tune scored seven goals and sopho- • The Crimson began its fall season against top-notch competi- more Jeff Lee added a hat trick against W&J. Tune, junior Egen tion in the Napa Valley Tennis Classic Sept. 12-14 and the USTA Atkinson and sophomore Bret Voith each scored two goals, Invitational Sept. 19-21. while Connolly made 10 saves in the win over MIT. Lee and • Senior co-captain Chris Clayton defeated the 12th-ranked Tune added goals late in the fourth quarter to seal the win. player in the country, Nate Schnugg of Georgia, 6-4, 6-4. Clayton • Next up for the Crimson is a home game with Brown Oct. 1, began the season ranked 69th in the ITA preseason singles poll. followed by the Claremont Convergence at Claremont, Calif., • Sophomore Alexei Chijoff-Evans and Clayton won both of Oct. 3-5. The Crimson will play three away games later in the their matches in doubles play. month, with home contests against Queens and St. Francis Oct. • Evans won the second singles bracket at the USTA Invitational, 18 and 19 sandwiched in between. knocking off players from Marist, Louisville, Fairleigh Dickinson and Boston College. Men’s Soccer (3-2-1, 0-0 Ivy League) • Freshman Allistair Felton won the fifth singles bracket with • Harvard began the season ranked No. 20, but dropped a 3-1 wins over players from Marist, Binghamton and St. John’s twice. decision to Duke in the Duke/Nike Classic before rebound- • Sophomores Tim Wu and Cam Parker won their respective ing with a win over NC State by the same score. The Crimson doubles bracket competing unattached at the Northeast Invita- has scored wins over Vermont and New Hampshire at home, tional at Sept. 19-20. dropped an overtime decision to Rhode Island and had two • The Crimson will take part in the ITA D’Novo All American games postponed because of rain. Tennis Championships Oct. 9-12 in Tulsa, Okla., the Notre Dame • Senior co-captain Michael Fucito has picked up right where Fall Classic Oct. 10-12 in South Bend, Ind., and the ITA Northeast he left off last season, scoring five goals and adding one assist to Regionals Oct. 16-21 in New Haven, Conn. lead the team with 11 points. Fucito is one of 30 of the nation’s best soccer players who have been nominated for the Lowe’s Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Senior CLASS Award. • Junior standout Andre Akpan scored his first two goals (M: 1-0, 1-0 Ivy; W: 1-1, 1-1 Ivy) against New Hampshire. Both Fucito and Akpan have been • Harvard opened its season with the annual HY races Sept. 27. nominated for the 2008 Hermann Trophy Watch List. The Crimson swept Yale, 21-36 on the men’s side and 53-71 on • Fucito, junior Brian Grimm and senior Michael Giammanco the women’s side. No. 7 Princeton won the women’s race, 15-53, were named to the Duke/Nike Classic All-Tournament team Sept. 7. over second-place Harvard. • Senior John Stamatis leads the team with three assists. • On the men’s side, sophomore Daniel Chenoweth and junior • Junior Joseph Alexander has allowed five goals for a 1.11 co-captain Chas Gillespie finished 1-2 as the Crimson took five goals-against average, making 18 saves with one shutout. of the top seven spots. Chenoweth finished the 8k race in a time • Harvard will play three home games in October, including the of 25:43.89, while Gillespie completed it in a time of 25:53.64. team’s Ivy opener Oct. 4 against archrival Yale. The Crimson will • On the women’s side, sophomores Claire Richardson also host Cornell Oct. 11 and Providence Oct. 28. (17:52.62) and Jamie Olson (18:04.97) finished seventh and eighth, respectively, to pace the Crimson. Women’s Tennis • Harvard has four meets in October, starting with the New • Harvard opened its fall season at the Columbia Invitational England Championships at Franklin Park in Dorchester Oct. 11. and the William & Mary Invitational Sept. 19-21 and then com- The Crimson will also participate in the Cross Country Pre- peted in the Cissie Leary Invitational Sept. 26-28. Nationals and the 42nd UAlbany Invitational Oct. 18 and the • Freshman Camille Jania began her collegiate career 4-0 after Heptagonal Championships Oct. 31. winning her bracket at the Columbia Invitational. • Jania and freshman Caroline Davis won their doubles flight Men’s Golf with three straight victories. • In its only competition so far this fall, the Crimson placed • Freshman Holly Cao started her career off 4-0 as well at the ninth overall at the annual McLaughlin Invitational hosted by St. William & Mary Invitational, winning her singles flight by de- John’s University and held at the Bethpage Red Course. feating Arkansas’ Nanar Airapetian in the championship match. • Senior captain Michael Shore finished in 16th place with an • Senior Beier Ko, ranked No. 84 in the preseason ITA rankings, overall 215 (+5), including the Crimson’s only round under par lost in the final match of her bracket to No. 1 Aurelija Mise- with a 1-under 69 in the final round, while junior Greg Shuman viciute of Arkansas. Ko defeated three players ranked in the top was not far behind with a 217 that placed him 22nd overall. 110 of the rankings to get to the championship match. • Harvard will participate in three tournaments in the next • The Crimson will take part in three different tournaments in month. The Crimson will play in the MacDonald Cup Oct. 4-5 October: the Riviera All-American Championships Oct. 2-5 in at The Course at Yale, the Big 5 Invitational Oct. 10-11 at the Pacific Palisades, Calif., the U.S. Open Invitational Oct. 11-13 in Philadelphia Cricket Club and the Lehigh Invitational Oct. 25-26 Flushing, N.Y., and the ITA East Regionals Oct. 24-28 in Phila- at Saucon Valley Country Club. delphia. 2 Game, Set, and Match: Harvard Announces Scott Mead ’77 Family Head Coach for Harvard Men’s Tennis by Joseph Raposo Scott and his family, and our other dedicated alumni and friends, Associate Director of Communications, Alumni Affairs & Development I think of ‘generosity,’ ‘loyalty,’ ‘commitment,’ As an undergraduate, Scott Mead ’77 was a talented and and ‘passion.’ These versatile athlete for the Crimson, a letterwinner in both squash and are all qualities that we . He was also a gifted tennis player, but since the season want our student-ath- overlapped with that of lacrosse, he chose to compete in the tennis letes to embody, and I tournament circuit during the summer. am grateful to Scott for His involvement with tennis, the sport that has come to define supporting these ideals his commitment to athletics and physical fitness, continues to with his extraordinary grow. In recent years, he has become more active—as a ranked gift.” player and as a current member of the Global Advisory Council The Mead gift is the of the WTA Tour, the global governing body of women’s profes- fourth head coaching sional tennis. He also played a similar role for the ATP, the men’s endowment in the past professional tour, and is involved with a number of other bodies eight months. In Febru- associated with the sport. ary, RoAnn Costin ’74, Mead’s passion for tennis and Harvard College has never a former All-America been more evident than with his recent announcement of the Scott swimmer and rower for Mead ’77 Family Head Coach for Harvard Men’s Tennis. This gift, the Crimson, established the latest in a series of Harvard athletics endowments, will endow the Costin Family Head the men’s tennis head coaching position and help fund the opera- Coach for Harvard tion of one of the finest tennis programs in the nation. Women’s Swimming and Diving. On the heels of Costin’s gift, C. “I am delighted and honored to endow the men’s tennis head Kevin Landry ’66, his wife Barrie, and their daughters Kimberly coaching position,” Mead said. “Harvard has meant a great deal Gwinn Landry ’93 and Jennifer Landry Le ’99 created the Landry to me, and it continues to be a very important part of my life. I had Family Head Coach for Harvard Women’s . The Costin an extraordinary academic and athletic experience, and I learned and Landry gifts were the first two women’s head coaching valuable lessons from some great coaches. In making this gift, I endowments in Harvard history. Later, in the spring, Richard D. wanted to give back in a way that would be meaningful to me, to Frisbie ’71, JD ’74, a former All-Ivy Harvard lacrosse midfielder, the University, and to future generations of Harvard scholar-ath- established the Frisbie Family Head Coach for Harvard Men’s letes.” Lacrosse. Mead’s gift also highlights uniquely Harvard relationships— This latest endowment is certain to strengthen one of Har- associations that often stretch across decades. Robert L. Scalise, vard’s most successful programs. The Crimson is consistently Nichols Family Director of Athletics, coached Mead in lacrosse among the top teams in the country. Since Fish’s arrival in 1976, more than 30 years ago. On the squash court, Mead was mentored his squads have reached the NCAA Championships 19 times, by the legendary Dave Fish ’72. Now entering his thirty-third sea- including 10 consecutive seasons from 1990 to 1999, and produced son as head tennis coach, Fish, who coached the men’s squash and 14 All-Americans. The team has 12 total NCAA tournament wins tennis teams at the time, is the first Scott Mead ’77 Family Head during this period. In Eastern Intercollegiate Tennis Association Coach for Harvard Men’s Tennis. (EITA)/Ivy League play, Harvard has won 7 of the last 9 EITA/Ivy “I was thrilled to hear that Scott Mead was going to endow titles, as well as 19 of the last 27 conference crowns. the men’s tennis position,” said Fish, just the third coach in the Scott Mead believes that supporting a great team and a great history of Harvard men’s tennis. “Scott played on the first varsity coach is an opportunity to encourage student athletic participation squash team that I coached after taking over from Jack Barnaby. at all levels—varsity, club, and intramural. He also endorses and Scott was a first-class athlete and an even finer sportsman. I’m encourages Harvard’s outreach efforts to bring the game to the grateful on behalf of all of our current and former players that he broader community. For Mead, tennis has been a lifelong pursuit, has chosen to make this gift. I am, of course, personally delighted instilling competitive and ethical values and an ability to “raise that Scott, whose name will be forever associated with this pro- one’s game” to meet life’s challenges and opportunities. These gram, is someone I like and respect so much.” lessons, imparted by outstanding coaches whom he holds in high Scalise noted that Mead’s gift, like others before it, honors regard, have profoundly influenced his life, personally and profes- Harvard’s great tradition of varsity sports. He stressed that athlet- sionally. By endowing the men’s tennis head coaching position, he ics broadens the College experience and teaches student-athletes hopes to return the favor and enhance the Harvard experience of to strive for excellence throughout their lives. “When I think of those touched by the game he loves. Upcoming Friends and Varsity Club Events

OCTOBER 2008 4 –Friends of Soccer Alumni Games & BBQ, Alumni games, 9 am, Ohiri Field, BBQ 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Dillon Field House Lounge 10 – Friends of Football Lunch Huddle With Coach Murphy, 12 Noon, Dillon Field House Lounge 10 - Men’s Alumni Weekend Reception, 6 p.m., Murr Center Third Floor Lounge 11- Men’s Basketball Alumni Weekend, 9 am Alumni Scrimmage, Lavietes, 11 am Alumni BBQ, Lavietes 11-12 - Harvard Softball Alumnae Weekend (TBD) 17 – Friends of Harvard & Radcliffe Rowing Dinner, 6:30 p.m. reception, 7:30 p.m. dinner, Harvard Club of Boston on Comm. Ave. 18 – Friends of Field Hockey Alumni BBQ, 2 p.m., Location TBD 18 – Friends of Harvard Lacrosse Alumni Games, 4:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Games, Stadium, 6 p.m. BBQ, Dillon quad 18 – Harvard Football 1961 Team Reunion at the Lehigh game (pre-game reception, post-game dinner) 20 – Varsity Club Executive Board Meeting, 5:15 p.m., Murr Center Third Floor Lounge 20 - Friends of Football Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Murr Center Third Floor Lounge 20 - Friends of Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Murr Center Third Floor Conferene Room 22 – HRFWA/WISER “License to Thrive” Boston Alumnae Reception, 5:30 Silent Auction/Recp, 6:30 Program, 7 p. m. Film, Lee Family Hall of History 25 – Friends of Football Tailgate sponsored by Harvard Clubs of Princeton and NJ (Princeton Stadium) 28 - HRFWA/WISER “License to Thrive” NYC Alumnae Rec./Film Screening (Time TBD, Yale Club of NY) 31 – Friends of Track NYC Reception, Location TBD, Following Heps XC Championships at Columbia

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by Michele McLaughlin Sixteen American athletes, including two former Harvard Assistant Director of the Harvard Varsity Club athletes, have agreed to donate their brains to a program that will study the long-term effects of concussions. The study is a joint effort by School of Medicine and the Sports ommunity Rowing, Inc. (CRI), the largest public rowing Legacy Institute, an organization founded by Chris Nowinski ‘00, organization in the , announced that it will a former pro wrestler and football letterwinner for the Crimson. Cname its new $15 million boathouse afterHarry Parker, the They are collaborating in this new Center for the Study of Trau- matic Encephalopathy. “Our goal is for people to start taking concussions seriously,” Nowinski said. “That means getting off the field when they receive them and finding ways to prevent them.” Among former NFL players who have agreed to donate their brains after their deaths are Ted Johnson, Frank Wycheck, Isa- iah Kacyvenski ‘00 and Ben Lynch. Also participating is former hockey letterwinnerNoah Welch ‘05, who played in the NHL for the last season. ***** Olympic silver medalists Emily Cross ‘08-09 and Mi- chelle Guerette ‘02 were honored with 16 fellow Olympians by the in a pre-game ceremony at on September 1st. Cross, who won the silver medal in the women’s team foil, and Guerette, who captured the silver in the women’s single sculls, were two of the seven medal winners to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. A member of Team USA during the 2008 Olym- pics, Cross became the first-ever Harvard fencer to medal at Rendering of the new Community the Olympics, as she paced the U.S. with 31 touches dur- Rowing Center in Brighton, MA ing the team event. Cross led the way with 16 points in the named in honor of Harry Parker upset victory of Hungary in the semifinals, propelling the (right). Americans into the gold-medal match against Russia. With Robert G. Stone Head Coach for the silver, Cross and her Olympic teammates, Erinn Smart Men’s Crew at Harvard. and Hanna Thompson, became the first female foil fencers Parker, who enters his 47th ever to medal in the team event at the Olympics. The native season at the helm of the Crim- of , N.Y., was an individual NCAA champion in son this fall, is a trustee of Com- 2005 and member of munity Rowing and longstanding supporter of efforts to bring Harvard’s NCAA team the sport to a broader and more diverse audience. Parker is one of championship in 2006. the most successful coaches in the sport of rowing. Parker has led She will return this win- the Crimson to 19 undefeated regular seasons, 25 EARC Sprints ter for her senior season varsity titles, 20 JV titles, eight official national championships and after taking a year off to eight unofficial national championship victories. From 1964 until train for the Olympics. 1992, Parker regularly coached U.S. Olympic crews, leading both A former Radcliffe men’s and women’s entries to strong finishes in the eights, and rower, Guerette earned handling the sculling at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. her first Olympic medal The Harry Parker Boathouse is a 30,000 sq. ft. facility located by finishing second along the banks of the Charles River in Brighton, MA. It is fully in the women’s sculls. dedicated to public access rowing and features a sculling pavilion, Guerette, representing space for 170 rowing shells, lockers, showers, weight room and the United States, sat training space. The boathouse has also been designed to include a in fifth at the midway classroom for CRI’s G-ROW (Girls Row) Boston program, a lead- point of the race but Emily Cross ‘08/09 (left) and Michelle ing after-school rowing and academic support program for 200 clocked the fastest final Guerette ‘02 throwing out the first pitch at girls living in Boston’s inner city. two 500-meter splits to Fenway Park. ***** come within 0.44 seconds Long-time co-chair of the Friends of Harvard Wrestling Rick of the gold medal. She finished just slightly behind Rumyana Sullivan ‘59 will be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Neykova of Bulgaria. Guerette was also an Olympian in 2004. Fame. The Massachusetts Chapter will honor Sullivan in recogni- The following evening Harvard Football captain Matt Curtis tion of his longstanding contributions to the wrestling community ‘09 and Yale football captain Bobby Abare represented their on Saturday, October 25th at a reception and ceremony at Gillette respective schools as the long-time rivals were recognized for Stadium in Foxborough MA at 6 p.m. If you would like to attend soon playing each other for the 125th time this coming November. please contact the David Bunning Head Coach for Harvard Wres- Curtis and Abare threw out the ceremonial first pitches before the tling Jay Weiss at 617-495-1968 for the invitation. Red Sox’s 14-2 victory over Baltimore. ***** USA Hockey announced the 22-player U.S. Women’s Select Team that will compete in the Women’s Four Nations Cup in Lake Placid, N.Y., Nov. 4-9. Former Crimson standouts Caitlin Cahow ‘07-08, Julie Chu ‘06-07 and Angela Ruggiero ‘02-04 are among 2008 Varsity Club Ballots the players named to the Team USA roster. The Landry Family Head Coach for Harvard Women’s Ice Be sure to fill out the enclosed ballot and return it in the Hockey Katey Stone will serve as the head coach of U.S. squad enclosed envelope to the Varsity Club by October 24th. during the upcoming tournament. “Our roster for the Four Nations Cup is a mix of both Varsity Club Annual Meeting seasoned veterans and young rising talent,” Stone said. “We are looking forward to the event in Lake Placid and representing our Friday, November 7th at 12 p.m. country in the best possible manner.” at the Harvard Club of Boston Stone served as the head coach of the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team that won the first IIHF World Women’s U-18 374 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA Championship in January. Team USA defeated Canada, 5-2, in the final after downing the Czech Republic, 8-0, in the semifinals. En Use the enclosed ballot to RSVP if you can join us. route to the championship, the U.S. beat Russia, Switzerland and Sweden in the first round. *****

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The Friends of Football held its first Huddle dinner of the season on September 18th.Left: (l-r)Dick Clasby ‘54, 2008 Harvard football captain Matt Curtis ‘09, Bob Shaunessy ‘59 and Hank Keohane ‘60. Right: (l-r) Varsity Club Chairman Robert Anderson ‘61, Nichols Family Director of Athletics Bob Scalise and Peter Carfagna ‘75.

Left: Harvard football captain Matt Curtis ‘09 addressing the crowd at the football huddle held in the recently renovated Dillon Lounge. Right: Varsity Club Chairman Bob Anderson ‘61 with wife Judy Anderson at a pre-game reception prior to Harvard’s night football game on September 20th.

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A: Former head football coach Joe Restic, Football Administrative Assistant Barbara MacNeill and Chelsie Restic-Metcalf at the pre- game reception prior to Harvard’s night football game.

B. The Friends of Harvard Hockey held its annual golf tournament on September 19th at Granite Links Golf Club in Quincy, MA. (l-r) Jack McInnis, Dick Doyle, Chuck Hughes, Sr. and Doug Bosse.

C. B. J. Merriewether, from Jacksonville, FL, was the winner of the 2008 Buz Crain Award as voted by his teammates. Merriewether was presented with the wooden football award by Rich Puccio ‘90, a former teammate of Buz’s, in the locker room following the Dart- mouth scrimmage on September 13th. The award is given annually to that “player, starter or scout-squad who, like Buz Crain ‘90, through his hard work, energy and positive spirit during the pre- season football camp, provided inspiration to his fellow players and raised the level of intensity of the entire team.” Buz played two years C on the varsity football team at Harvard and graduated in 1990 but was then tragically killed at the hands of a drunk driver.

5 Director’s Chair Last Sunday’s NY Times article on Harvard basketball had one statement nearly correct: “the Harvard men’s basketball program was cleared by a five-month Ivy League investigation into its recruiting practices.” Truth be told, Kenny Blakeney and Tommy Amaker were cleared of all charges brought against them by, yes, the NY Times. They neglected to mention that none of the coaches who were quoted in the March article actually went to the League with any official claims against a Harvard coach; they simply added to the two pages of rumor. Before doing any legitimate research or investigation, the NY Times called out Harvard for violating rules, compromis- ing its admissions standards and selling its soul to win basketball games. Fast forward a few months and the Times once again has “news” fit to print. You would think that someone at the Times (after all, they do have editors) would check a follow up story on Harvard basketball when the first one was so wrong—isn’t one misguided, inaccurate article enough? At least the coaches in the League had enough sense this time to keep their names out of print. As for the current state of Harvard men’s basketball, please have faith in Tommy Amaker’s ability to coach, lead and do basic math. With 15 uniforms, 15 chairs, 15 lockers, and a travel squad of …you guessed it…15, you pretty much have to have a team with 15 players. As much as he may or may not like to carry 21 players, you could get the entire Harvard faculty together and collectively, with all their brain power, they still can not For The Record... make 21 equal 15. It just won’t work. Coach Amaker met with each of his returning players in the spring to discuss the Brown: Craig Robinson (1st Year 2006-07) direction the program was heading and said that roster decisions would be made in the Five players departed in 2007-08 fall. He met with five players when they came back to campus in the fall and gave each Cornell: Steve Donahue (1st Year 2000-01) player the assurance that they could practice with the varsity program throughout the Five players departed in 2001-02 2008-09 season and play on the JV team. He just could not give them one of the 15 spots Columbia: Joe Jones (1st Year 2003-04) on the varsity team unless they earned it. If you choose to believe the NY Times version Six players departed in 2004-05 of the “facts”, keep in mind that the facts presented in the first article on Harvard bas- Dartmouth: Terry Dunn (1st Year 2003-04) ketball proved to be false. Four players departed in 2004-05 Coaches have to make tough decisions, kids get cut from teams starting in little Princeton: Joe Scott (1st Year 2004-05) league, and Harvard Athletics would like to compete for an Ivy League Championship Four players departed in 2005-06 in each of its 33 sports that qualify for a League title. No Harvard student is denied the Five players departed in 2006-07 opportunity to play basketball through varsity, JV, club and intramural programs. Ath- Yale: James Jones (1st Year 1999-2000) letics for all, however, does not mean everyone can, or should, compete on an intercol- Four players departed in 2000-01 legiate team. The kids understand this. So should the NY Times. Two players departed in 2005-06 --Bob Glatz ‘88

Football, Continued from page 1 draw play for 15 yards and a first down. Pizzotti then went 4-of-5 the nearly 20,000 fans in attendance, as Holy Cross got the ball at passing for 85 yards, including a 17-yard screen to Gordon for its own 25-yard line. The experienced Crimson defense, which a touchdown that increased the Crimson lead to 13-0 with 14:53 returned six All-Ivy starters, stepped up and forced the Holy remaining in the second quarter. Cross offense to go 3-of-7 passing, including a two-yard tackle for Brown did not go without a fight, however, scoring on their loss by senior captain Matt Curtis on a screen play. The Crusaders next possession and forcing a fumble on the following kickoff. were stopped short of a first down on fourth and 12 with 31 sec- The Crimson then picked off the next pass, only to give the ball onds remaining. Pizzotti, who finished the night 30-of-44 passing back to the Bears, who scored seven plays later which put them with 370 yards and three total touchdowns, took a knee to finish ahead of Harvard 14-13 going into the half. off the win. After trailing, 24-16, going into the fourth quarter, the Crim- The seasoned Crimson seniors did not panic or falter under son began to mount a comeback by playing solid pass defense, the pressure. In fact, the Crimson came back from a 17-6 halftime including a near interception by Berry. Harvard started a drive at deficit after being held scoreless in the third quarter and scoring its own 25 with 4:45 left and moved down the field on a 15-play, their remaining 19 points in the fourth quarter. The experience 75-yard drive that was capped by a three-yard touchdown catch and poise of Harvard proved to be a factor a week later with a by Luft from senior quarterback Liam O’Hagan. O’Hagan took dramatic finish against Ivy foe Brown. a hard hit on the pass, drawing a roughing-the-passer-penalty. Optimism was flowing, much like the rain, as Harvard scored Down, 24-22, the Crimson went for two points, only needing one with ease on its opening possession. Pizzotti connected with and a half yards to tie the game. Pizzotti handed off the ball to junior wide receiver Matt Luft on a 53-yard touchdown reception junior Ben Jenkins up the middle, but Jenkins was stopped just down the home sideline to give the Crimson the early lead. The inches short by the Bears defense. With 1:01 left on the game next defensive series for the Crimson was crucial as the Bears clock, the Brown offense received the ball and kneeled on it to started the series at their own 46-yard line. After being pushed earn the victory, 24-22. back to the red zone, preseason All-American cornerback Andrew The good news for the Crimson faithful is that since 1956, the Berry picked off Brown quarterback Michael Dougherty at the formal beginning of Ivy League football, seven teams have gone Harvard six-yard line to shut down the Bears attempt at a score. on to win or share the Ivy League title after losing their open- Starting the ensuing drive at their own seven-yard line, the ing Ancient Eight game. Most recently in 2005, Brown lost its Crimson opened the series with an incompletion and a stuffed opening Ivy League game to Harvard in a thrilling 38-35 overtime run for a loss. However on third down, sophomore running victory for the Crimson and still went on to win the league title. back Gino Gordon rushed up the middle on a perfectly executed The Crimson will make its longest road trip of the year to Easton, PA, to take on Lafayette October 4th, at 1 p.m. The fol- lowing week, October 11th, the Crimson returns home for its Ivy League home opener against Cornell at noon. On October 18th, Harvard closes its non-conference schedule when Lehigh comes to Harvard Stadium; kickoff is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. And to close out the month of October, the Crimson travels to Princeton, to face the Tigers October 25th at 12:30 p.m.

Above: Nearly 20,000 fans were on hand for the second-ever night football game held in Harvard Stadium on September 19th. Right: Sophomore Gino Gordon led the Crimson in rushing yards against Holy Cross with 52 yards. Photos by dspics.com