Offensively, Harvard also looked to its fourth-year players to lead the charge. Co-captain Beth Zotter and senior midfielders Julia Blain and Ashley Berman created many chances for the Crimson and continued to lead with their example of hard work.
Berman and Zotter, in particular, were integral in the Harvard attack, as they used their superb ball-handling skills to maneuver through the Cougar defense.
Freshman Phenoms
Against BYU many of the Crimson's best scoring chances came off of the feet of its rookie players.
Freshman midfielder Orly Ripmaster showed off her powerful leg in several situations, including netting a free kick from about 40 yards out that was disallowed in the first half, and nearly scoring on another from about 30 yards in the second.
Ripmaster also sent a beautiful cross to junior forward Colleen Moore, who headed the ball in but was called for a questionable offsides violation.
"[Ripmaster] is just so athletic," Coach Tim Wheaton said. "She nearly scored on a great free kick today, and just opens up a lot of things for us."
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