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Feature Harvard Varsity Club Story: Charlotte NEWS & VIEWS of Harvard Sports Joslin ‘90 Vol. 46, No. 4 November 14, 2003 Page 5 Two Tough Losses Limit Gridder’s Shot at Ivy Title by Chuck Sullivan Lion quarterback Jeff Otis hit Director of Athletic Communications Zach Van Zandt for 27 yards in the middle of the field for a first down, It wouldn’t have been pretty, but at the 18-yard line, and Mike DeFazio Harvard— armed with a 13-9 fourth-quar- took the ball up the middle for an ter lead— was all set to walk out of eight-yard gain to the 10. Otis then Andy Lenzini Photo Columbia’s Wien Stadium with a hard-fought hit Van Zandt on a slant pattern in win last Saturday, setting the stage for this the end zone, and Nick Rudd added weekend’s home finale against Penn with a the PAT to put the Lions ahead by share of the Ivy League title on the line. three. But, in the course of just two minutes, Harvard took the ensuing kick- Harvard’s lead, the marquee matchup against off to its own 16-yard line, and Schires the Quakers, and the Crimson’s ability to con- scrambled for a nine-yard run to set trol its own destiny for the league champi- up second and one from the 25. But onship were picked off by a Columbia team Nwokocha— the brother of four-year that withstood 58 minutes of its own leth- Harvard letterwinner Okechukwu argy before rallying for a 16-13 win against Nwokocha ’01— picked off Schires Harvard. again, taking the ball at the Harvard Yes, Harvard and Penn will still meet at 38 to effectively end the game. the Stadium this Saturday. But the Quakers Harvard lost back-to-back games have already clinched at least a share of the for the first time since the 2000 sea- Ivy League championship, and— even if they son, while the Crimson lost at Wien lose to Harvard Saturday— could still win Stadium for the third time in its last the title outright if they defeat last-place four trips to Manhattan. It also Junior Bobby Everett’s 70 tackles and 3 interceptions Cornell in the last game of the season. snapped Harvard’s four-game series have helped the Crimson’s stingy defense. For Harvard the loss was hard to swal- winning streak against the Lions. low. Instead of meeting Penn with a chance The loss, coupled with Penn’s 37-7 win vantage of three Columbia INTs in the first to forge a tie for first place, the Crimson’s against Princeton and Brown’s 21-17 win half, converting two of the turnovers into goals suddenly have more to do with avoid- against Yale, cliched at least a share of the Ivy touchdowns ing its first three-game losing streak of the League championship for Penn. Harvard fell Columbia scored on its opening drive 21st century. to 6-2 overall and 3-2 in the Ivy League with as quarterback Jeff Otis connected with his Harvard held a 13-9 lead on Columbia two games remaining (at home against Penn receivers for a pair of 25-yard gains, the when the Crimson took possession at its own and at Yale). second of which was hauled in by fullback 34-yard line with 6:02 left. Attempting to run Columbia’s defense held Harvard— which Mike DeFazio to set the Lions up at the out the clock, Harvard strung together two entered the game averaging a Division I-AA- Harvard 1. Tailback Ayo Oluwole finished first downs, forced Columbia to burn two best 502.9 yards of offense per game— to 262 the drive on a one-yard dive over the top time-outs, and killed four minutes from the total yards. of the pile. Harvard blocked the PAT, leav- game clock. But facing third and six from the “The bottom line was that Columbia made ing the Lions with a 6-0 lead. Lion 41 with 2:03 left, quarterback Garrett the plays when they absolutely had to, and we Harvard tied the score after the Schires’s (Fairfax Station, VA) pass was in- didn’t,” said Harvard head coach Tim Murphy. Crimson’s Gary Sonkur (Chatsworth, CA) tercepted by the Lions’ Prosper Nwokocha “It’s obviously a very difficult way to lose.” picked off an Otis pass at his own 20-yard at the 33, and he returned the ball 22 yards While Harvard was undone by intercep- line and returned it 35 yards to the Colum- to set Columbia up at the Harvard 45. tions in the second half, the Crimson took ad- bia 45. Schires kept the drive alive, find- Continued on Page 4 Winter Teams Start Action As Fall Sports Wind Down by Matt McCollester Harvard outshot Union, 46-14, and was 4- against the Dutchwomen, 11-0. Corriero Athletic Communications Intern for-7 on the power had six points, including a hat trick in the Women’s Ice Hockey play. Crimson spe- first. Raimondi added a goal and two as- Harvard (2-0-0, 2-0-0 ECAC) started its cial teams also sists, Skinner had a goal and three help- season as the third-ranked team in the coun- manufactured ers, and Carrie Schroyer (Waterbury try. The Crimson traveled to Schenectady, two short- Center, VT) finished with three assists NY on November 8, and defeated Union, 13- handed goals. in the win. Freshman Caitlin Cahow 0. Junior Nicole Corriero (Toronto, ONT) Union finished (Branford, CT) scored her first collegiate broke the school record for goals in a game the game 0- goal, and added an assist in the win. with six, and tied the mark for total points for-5 with The Crimson finished the game 2-for- with 10 in the victory. Two of her goals on the extra 5 on the power play. Union was 0-for-7. the night were shorthanded, and one came skater. Harvard held a 55-9 edge in shots. Emily on the power play. Crimson Vitt (Kenilworth, IL) stopped all nine Jennifer Raimondi (Langley, BC) sophomore shots in her collegiate debut. notched the first hat trick of her career and Ali Boe also added an assist. Senior co-captain (Edina, MN) Men’s Ice Hockey Lauren McAuliffe (North Reading, MA) made 14 saves in Harvard (1-1-1, 1-1-1 ECAC) started scored a power play goal and an assist. the win. its season off slowly as it fell to visit- Ashley Banfield (Toronto, ONT) finished The Crimson ing Brown, 2-0 on November 1. The the night with three assists and Jennifer took the second game Crimson dropped its second straight Skinner (Markham, ONT) added two help- of the weekend Nicole Corriero ‘04 ers in the win. Continued on Page 2 Eric Miller Photo Fall Sports, Continued from added 14 kills in the victory. and a goal and an assist from Mina Pell Harvard could not stop a streaking Yale (Washington, DC) to cruise to a 4-0 win over season-opener to Brown, as it fell last sea- team on November 8 as it fell, 3-1, to the Boston University on October 29. Katie son, 4-0. Junior goalie Dov Grumet-Morris Bulldogs. Bendush established a Harvard Zacarian (Sr., Amherst, MA), already (Evanston, IL) recorded 22 saves in the loss. record for digs in a match as she tal- Harvard’s all-time shutout leader, made The Crimson rebounded in its sec- lied 35 digs in the four games. She three saves to record the 24th shutout of her ond game as it traveled to Vermont now has recorded 337 digs on the career. on November 7 for a 6-4 vic- season and moves into fifth The following weekend the Crimson tory. Tyler Kolarik place on Harvard’s career digs suffered a tough overtime loss to Ivy foe (Abington, PA) scored a list with 984. She can be- Dartmouth, 4-3 at Jordan Field. Harvard goal and added three as- come only the fifth struck first when Jennifer McDavitt sists and classmate Den- Crimson player to (Walpole, MA) intercepted a Dartmouth nis Packard (Kingston, eclipse the century clearing attempt at the top of the circle for PA) scored twice as mark with 16 digs in the first goal. The Crimson took a 2-1 lead Harvard defeated the the final two when Pell one-timed a shot from senior Catamounts for the matches. Schweitzer Elizabeth Andrews (Houston, TX) into the sixth straight time. added 18 kills while back of the cage at 28:43. Harvard took the The Crimson took Pospisil contributed lead once again at 41:07 as Andrews blasted little time getting on 16 in the loss. a shot off of a penalty corner that found its the board, putting a It was the final way though a crowd and into the left side of goal up at 2:49 of the home match for the net. Senior Jen Ahn (Cockeysville, MD) first period. Fresh- four seniors: and Pell assisted on the goal. man centerman Pospisil, Bendush, Harvard closed out its regular season Kevin Du (Spruce Miller and Amy with a victory over Columbia, 3-0 on Novem- Grove, ALB) took a Dildine (Katy, TX). ber 8. Pell scored the winning goal and as- pass from classmate sisted on the second to lead the 16th-ranked Ryan Maki (Shelby Men’s Soccer Crimson. Pell assisted Beth Sackovich Township, MI) and The Crimson (8-5-3, 2-3- (Hockessin, DE) just under five minutes later streaked up the near Tom Cavanagh ‘05 1 Ivy) defeated Ivy foe on a penalty corner.