HARVARD 14, QUEENS 6
Harvard’s easy win over Queens was a product of an entire team effort. Because of the huge lead the Crimson held throughout the game, the team was able to rotate all its players in and out of the pool in order to rest up for the night game.
Junior Eric Byrd netted two goals for the Crimson, which seemed to get stronger as the game went on.
“There was always good movement, even towards the end when it’s tempting to say the game’s over and stop driving,” Eric Byrd said. “We actually put shots on goal which we’ve had some problems with.”
Freshman Jay Connelly, who took over the task of minding the goal after the first half, held the Knights to just two goals in the last half of play.
“Jay’s a great goalie,” Burmeister said. “He runs the defense well and all the field players trust him.”
Harvard controlled the pace of the game, running Queens back and forth across the pool and successfully tiring the Knights out by the end of the game.
The Crimson will start its long stint on the road against MIT Thursday evening.
—Staff writer Megha Parekh can be reached at parekh@fas.harvard.edu.