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Junior Leads Crimson Attack

The two-time First Team All-Ivy selection received a pass from junior midfielder Kerry Kartsonis, who is also a Crimson sports editor, inside the box.

From 10 yards out, Sheeleigh took the shot at goal, which was dropped by Stags goalie Kelly Boudreau inside the net.

After Fairfield evened the score at 1-1, the New Jersey-native gave Harvard the lead yet again in the 43rd minute.

This time, sophomore forward Patricia Yau set up Sheeleigh, who blasted the ball through the Stags defense from 15 yards out, putting her team ahead for good.

After that victory, Harvard met Cornell in its second Ivy League matchup of the season.

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Sheeleigh tried to get things going for the Crimson offense in the first half, leading her team with three shots.

But at the break, the score remained knotted at 0-0.

“[At halftime] we were satisfied that we had been getting good chances and we knew the goals would follow,” Sheeleigh said.

And Sheeleigh helped ensure that the scoreboard would not remain blank.

Harvard struck first in the 53rd minute off a goal from Kurcz.

And it didn’t take long for Sheeleigh to get in on the action, as she added her own score in the 56th minute.

The 2007 Ivy League Rookie of the Year received the ball out of the air and found Conigliaro, who quickly returned it with a through ball that Sheeleigh finished.

“It was just kind of one of those perfect goals,” Nichols said.

The Crimson offense has stepped up in recent matches, scoring eleven goals in its past four games after being held to just six in the team’s first seven contests.

“I think offensively we are really starting to click,” said Sheeleigh, who, with five goals already this season, has nearly surpassed the six goals she scored as a sophomore in 2008.

“We have phenomenal forwards and midfielders,” Nichols said. “Sheeleigh does a great job of leading that attack.”

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