Who knew that having a national sports title could pay off so well?
On Wednesday, Sept. 22, some of Harvard’s very own national champions were honored at Fenway Park during the opening ceremonies of the final Red Sox–Orioles match up of the season.
Posing for pictures with Wally the mascot on the field, current and former Crimson athletes got the unique chance to see the park from a very different perspective.
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“The visit went great. I loved it,” said Dinwiddie following his official visit to campus last weekend. “Harvard’s a really great place. I loved the atmosphere and being around the guys. It really is a place I could go.”
In a conversation with Harvard men’s soccer coach Carl Junot after the Crimson’s match against the New Mexico Lobos, the first-year head coach commented on the team’s overall progress and the necessity for the front line to put away any chance it gets. In addition, he highlighted the high caliber of teams that Harvard has faced thus far.
“In my opinion, after facing UConn and New Mexico, we have encountered two of the top teams in the country, and we’ve proven to ourselves that we are capable of competing with those guys,” Junot remarked.
He kept stressing the fact that even though the past couple of games haven’t been high-scoring matches, just as the Crimson has done its part on the defensive side, other teams have played well enough to shut down the Harvard offense.
“We are just playing against fantastic teams,” Junot explained. “There’s been two games we’ve been shut out and they were both here in New Mexico. Every other game we’ve played in we scored. I felt [against the Lobos] we created sufficient opportunities to score goals.”
Unfortunately, the Crimson strikers haven’t been able to come up with a winning goal for the past three games, and Junot understands that the hardest part of soccer is to find the back of the net. He has high expectations for his team, however, and was pleased with the recent performances of a few of his players.
“Scottie Prozeller, Baba Omosegbon, and Brian Rogers all had outstanding performances and showed leadership and true ability to be special players,” he said.
As the season continues and enters the middle section of the schedule, Junot knows what the team needs to work on if it is going to win games.
“We have to continue to learn to organize ourselves and defend well and the next step is to become a goal-scoring team,” Junot observed. “We’re getting there. We have good players who can attack.”
Harvard will meet Stony Brook tonight and Boston University on Sunday as it continues to prepare for Ivy League play.
The Harvard field hockey team is one of a few squads looking to bust out of losing streaks this weekend.
After last weekend’s home football game and a host of other home games, most Harvard teams will be traveling to away matches this time around. But there are two exciting matches at home and many others games on the road to keep fans excited over the weekend.
The Harvard men’s water polo team will be hosting Fordham and Iona, both on Saturday. Recently, the squad defeated Washington and Jefferson to finish 11th in the ECAC Championships. Although the team is 3-6, it has gone 2-2 in the last four games after getting off to a 1-4 start. Against Fordham, the Crimson holds a 23-11 all-time advantage, but the Rams have won the last five meetings. Iona finished 10th in the ECAC Championships and has won the past three meetings against the Crimson.
The Harvard football team hits the road this weekend after taking down Holy Cross, 34-6, in the first game of the season. The squad travels to Providence, R.I. to take on Brown. Last year, Harvard defeated the Bears at home under the lights, 24-21, and has won nine of the last 10 meetings against Brown.
Each Thursday, The Crimson will compile a series of unique statistics about Harvard's sports scene. Welcome to the Magic of Numbers—without the problem sets. We'll do the math for you.
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0 – Number of games under the lights at Brown Stadium before the Crimson squares off against the Bears on Saturday night.
4 – Consecutive road wins for Harvard, tied for the second-longest streak in the nation after James Madison (7).
9 – Number of times the Crimson has beaten Brown in its last 10 tries.
24 – Age of Harvard quarterback Andrew Hatch, who went 20 of 25 for 276 yards in his debut last week.
30 – Combined seasons at the helm for Harvard coach Tim Murphy and Bears coach Phil Estes.
21,704 – Fans in attendance at the Crimson’s home opener last Saturday.
