Game Stories
Gajdzik, Columbia Penalty Secure Wrestling Victory
With the score 15-13 in the Lions favor, the winner of the heavyweight bout in Harvard wrestling’s (8-5, 6-4 EIWA) match against Columbia (6-8, 3-5) would earn his team the dual-meet win at the Crimson’s final home match.
Men's Hockey Unbeaten Streak Snapped
Entering Friday night it looked as if the Harvard men’s hockey team (8-16-3, 5-13-2 ECAC) was going to continue a recent trend of finishing an otherwise disappointing season on a high note. St. Lawrence (16-11-4, 9-6-4) faced a Crimson team on a season-high four-game unbeaten streak.
Men's Squash Falls in CSA National Finals
In Harvard’s first appearance in the final round of the Potter Cup since its second place finish in 2004-2005, the Crimson couldn’t hold on against an undefeated Bantams squad. Trinity won its 14th championship in 15 years, after being unseated last year for the first time in 13 years by Princeton.
Track and Field Women Claim First Indoor Ivy Title in 13 Years
Including the eight points from the 4x400, 59 of the team’s 117 total points came in sprinting events, as the Crimson edged the Big Red by a final tally of 117-112.7 to win the Ivy League Championship for the first time since 2000. On the men’s side, Harvard recorded 86 team points, which was good for third place behind Cornell and Princeton.
Men's Lacrosse Can't Overcome Deficit In Opener
UMass pulled ahead with a 4-0 surge in the second quarter, and while the Crimson outscored its cross-state rivals in each of the final two frames, it could not close the gap.
Women's Hockey Relegated to Third in ECAC After Loss to Clarkson
A goal that lost its hat sneaking under the buzzer in the last second of the first period gave No. 6 Clarkson (26-8-0, 18-4-0 ECAC) a 2-0 lead and put it well on its way to a 3-1 victory over No. 5 Harvard (20-5-3, 16-3-2) Saturday at Bright Hockey Center.
Women's Hockey Skates to 2-2 Draw with St. Lawrence
Despite some late chances, the Harvard women's hockey team finished its battle against St. Lawrence with the score knotted at two.
Women's Basketball Battles Late To Stay Perfect At Home, Takes Down Yale, 69-66
Despite a nine-point half-time lead, the Harvard women’s basketball team let Yale tie up the score twice in the second half en route to Crimson victory, 69-66, Saturday night at Lavietes Pavilion.
Nadler Leads Skiing At EISA Championships
The Harvard ski team finished in ninth place at the joint Bates Carnival and EISA Championships in Newry, Maine this weekend. Junior Rebecca Nadler, the defending national champion in the giant slalom, was the lone Crimson skier to qualify for this year's NCAA championships.
Women's Basketball Holds Lead To Defeat Brown
It seemed as though a game that the Harvard women’s basketball team had once led by double digits was slipping away. But the Crimson held on down the stretch to escape with a victory.
Men's Basketball Bests Brown, 65-47
For a majority of the first half, it wasn’t a question of who had more points, Harvard or Brown, but whether the Bears had more points or turnovers. It was the latter, but a Brown run midway through the second period enabled the Bears to close the lead to single-digits for the first time since the score was 11-2 less than six minutes into the contest. Though the Crimson would win the game, 65-47, Friday night at the Pizzitola Sports Center, its sizable advantage had to be regained in the last fourth of the contest.
Prolific Attack Propels Women's Hockey in Domination of Brown
Despite playing with an altered lineup, the squad registered its 18th straight home victory dating back to last year with a 5-2 win over Brown.
Men's Squash Secures Share of Ivy League Title
The stakes were high across the river at the Murr Center, as Harvard men’s squash took on Yale (11-3, 5-2 Ivy) with an Ivy League title on the line. The Crimson (15-2, 6-1) and its chief rival were tied at the top of the Ivy League at 5-1 in conference play going into their first match since ‘Nemo’ disrupted both squads’ schedules.
Women's Squash Claims Third National Title in Four Years
This time around, Sobhy wasted little time, stringing together 11-8, 11-7, and 11-8 wins to pick up the victory and seal the national title for the Crimson.
Women's Hockey Drops Battle Against Cornell
With the victory, Cornell (21-5-1, 16-3-1 ECAC) retained its ECAC point lead, though Harvard (19-4-2, 15-2-1 ECAC) still controls its own destiny with four games to play.
