1. November 5, 1994--men's soccer vs. Brown. Harvard had to win this game at Ohiri Field and hope Columbia would lose its final contest in order to win the Ivy League title and make it to the NCAA Tournament. Regulation came and went without a goal, with the 2,500+ fans who surrounded the field urging on the Crimson.

And then it happened. Then freshman Toure McCluskey hit then sophomore Kevin Silva with a perfect lead pass. Silva booted the ball right into the mesh and mayhem erupted. When then-sophomore T.J. Carella connected on a free kick early into the second overtime session, Brown's fate was sealed.

The fans poured out onto the field when the final whistle blew to carry off the players in celebration. Especially at the collegiate level, winning shouldn't be everything, but that day, the whole campus rallied around the men's soccer team and shared in its joy.

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There they are. It'll be a big change for me next year when I'm studying away at the law books at NYU instead of the shot charts at Bright Hockey Center, but all good things must come to an end.

I'd like to acknowledge Buffy Mike Jackman, John Veneziano and John Hines of sports information, who make our lives at The Crimson a lot easier and a lot more fun at the games. And there's also Pat, one of few men to stuff the All Star ballot boxes with votes for Paul Sorrento (his nephew). A good friend of the sports department, Pat has supervised this place for decades and I'll sure miss being called a "dumb s%&t" come September.

And it's been swell working with Eric, Matt, Mike, Becky, Brad, Ethan and so many others who have become a kind of extended family for me here at The Crimson.

That's what is so great about sports. They bring numerous people together, and they are fun to be a part of. If you can't get that out of sports, then you're certainly missing out.