The Big Laborksy

Any hope that Lafayette would be competitive ended in the first quarter when the entire Leopard offense was nearly stopped by one player.

Senior defensive end Marc Laborsky dominated the line of scrimmage from the opening snap Saturday. He spent much of the first quarter in the Lafayette backfield, sacking quarterback Marko Glavic once and forcing him to make several off-balance, errant throws.

“They were doing a lot of drop-back passes, and we felt we could take advantage of their young offensive line,” Laborsky said.

When Laborsky wasn’t applying pressure in the opposing backfield, he was stopping Lafayette scoring chances. His fumble recovery in the endzone at the end of the half eliminated any chance the Leopards had of staying in the game.

Later, Laborsky picked off a Glavic pass on the Harvard 11, thwarting yet another scoring chance.

Grounded Ground Game

One of the few disappointments for Harvard was its running attack, expected to be one of the best in the Ivy League.

The Crimson struggled to gain consistent yardage—particularly in the first three quarters—against what should have been a porous Leopard defense.

“We did not run the ball as well as we should have,” Harvard Coach Tim Murphy said.

Starting tailback Nick Palazzo in particular had an uneven game, despite finishing with 98 yards. Even with a consistent push from the Harvard offensive line, Palazzo had trouble breaking free for most of the game.