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Football

Game of the Year, Runner-Up: Princeton 39, Football 34

After trailing 34-10 with 13 minutes left, the Tigers stunned Harvard with 29 straight points to pull off a 4th quarter comeback. The loss was the first of the season for the Crimson.

Women's Swimming

Female Breakout Player of the Year, Runner-Up: Sara Li

Junior swimmer Sara Li took the blocks at NCAA Championships alone, but it was a team effort that got her there.

Men's Volleyball

Upset of the Year, Runner-Up: Men's Volleyball vs. Penn State

The Harvard men's volleyball team snapped Penn State's 51-game conference win streak on Feb. 15.

Baseball

Game of the Year, Runner-Up: Baseball 20, Princeton 19

Down two runs entering the bottom of the ninth, Harvard scored three times on wild pitches to walk off. The two teams combined for 38 hits and nine errors.

Men's Volleyball

Coach of the Year, Runner-Up: Brian Baise, Men's Volleyball

Coach Brian Baise led the Harvard men's volleyball team to a program record-tying 18 wins.

Men's Volleyball

Game of the Year, Runner-Up: Men's Volleyball vs. George Mason

The Harvard men's volleyball team secured its first-ever EIVA postseason win with a 3-2 victory over George Mason on April 25.

Football

Male Athlete of the Year Runner-Up: Kyle Juszczyk

A two-time All-American selection, Juszczyk was invaluable to the offense as a blocker for the top rushing offense in the Ivy League. But the senior’s role was expanded beyond the traditional tight end position, as Juszczyk became Chapple’s primary target and led the receiving corps.

Men's Basketball

Male Athlete of the Year Runner-Up: Wesley Saunders

Following the departures of the entire 2012 backcourt, the Harvard men’s basketball team needed someone to step up. Oliver McNally had graduated, senior Brandyn Curry had taken a leave of absence, and sophomore Corbin Miller had left on a two-year mission for the Church of Latter Day Saints. The only person left in the rotation was 6’6” sophomore wing Wesley Saunders.

Softball

Female Athlete of the Year Runner-Up: Kasey Lange

In college softball, it’s hard to improve on a season in which one hits .372 with six home runs and 40 runs batted in. Yet in a season with many new faces, junior third baseman Kasey Lange stepped up her production to another level.

Women's Basketball

Female Athlete of the Year Runner-Up: Victoria Lippert

“Victoria is maybe at the top of the list of all student-athletes I’ve coached in the 30-odd years I’ve been coaching,”Crimson coach Kathy Delaney-Smith said. “If she’s not the best, she’s one of the best athletes who can handle pressure and who wants the ball in her hands with a chance to win.”

Men's Basketball

Male Athlete of the Year Runner-Up: Siyani Chambers

As the first freshman in conference history to be selected to the All-Ivy First Team, the national leader among freshmen in minutes per game played, and the runner-up for rookies in assists per game with 5.6 a game, it is safe to say that point guard Siyani Chambers had a memorable first year on campus.

Women's Ice Hockey

Female Athlete of the Year Runner-Up: Jillian Dempsey

On a squad that preaches “Team First,” it might seem difficult to single out and recognize an individual player. But co-captain Jillian Dempsey is no ordinary player.

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