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WOMEN'S SOCCER: Tight Losses Spoil Title Hopes

The Crimson played its final home game of the season against Columbia. Harvard got a lucky break at the start of the game when Conigliaro crossed the ball into the box. Her pass was tipped in by the Lions, granting the Crimson the early lead.

Sheeleigh added a goal at the 80th minute to push the lead to 2-0, giving the team a win on Senior Night and its fifth shutout of the season. The team finished with a 5-1-1 record at home and a 4-6 road record.

“[The match on Senior Night] was a really fun game to play in,” Johnson said. “Princeton and Columbia are the two most fun games, and we shut both of them down completely. We moved the ball really well and played how we wanted to play, especially for our seniors.”

In the final game of the season, two second-half Baskind goals resulted in a 3-1 victory over Fairfield. Harvard finished the season with the most goals scored in the Ivy League but also the most goals allowed.

Despite unmet expectations, the Crimson enjoyed several individual achievements, including Sheeleigh’s Ivy distinction and senior Katherine Thurber’s Fulbright Scholarship. Junior Lindsey Kowal, who earned a spot at the U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team Training Camp, Baskind, Sheeleigh, and Conigliaro were named to All-Ivy first team, while Johnson and junior Rebecca Millock both received All-Ivy League honorable mentions.

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“Overall, I think we improved as a team and we will build off that,” Baskind said. “Even though we didn’t finish the season the way we would have liked, l still think it was a good season.”

—Staff writer Brian A. Campos can be reached at bcampos@fas.harvard.edu.

—Staff writer Cameron Dowd can be reached at camerondowd14@college.harvard.edu.

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