Game Stories
Men's Tennis Downs Dartmouth to Clinch Outright Ivy Title
After a 4-3 upset loss to Brown on Thursday, the Ivy League title hung in the balance for the No. 21 Harvard men’s tennis team, which needed one win in its final two matches to clinch an outright conference championship.
Track and Field Competes at Historic Penn Relays
The Harvard track and field team sent a handful of field athletes to the historic Penn Relays over the weekend. With the Outdoor Heptagonal Championships taking place next weekend, the Crimson athletes who were in action turned in some strong performances, including personal-bests.
Crimson, White Battle in Spring Game
In Harvard Stadium on Saturday night, the Crimson showcased some of its offseason work in its annual spring game. With a 15-minute running clock in all quarters and changing lineups on both the “Crimson” and “White” teams throughout, both sides struggled to string together cohesive drives.
Beanpot Win Highlights Women's Crew Weekend
Heading into the home stretch of their seasons, the Radcliffe lightweight and heavyweight crews look to compete near the top.
Men's Volleyball Falls Short in EIVA Finals
By the end of the night, every time Peter Russell went for an attack, it felt inevitable that it would garner another point for Penn State. Led by the junior outside hitter, Penn State defeated Harvard, 3-0, in the Crimson’s first ever EIVA finals appearance.
Men's Crew Takes Advantage of Weather Conditions, Speeds Past Opponents
The No. 2 Harvard men’s heavyweight crew won its 14th straight Adams Cup over No. 15 Penn and No. 9 Navy this Saturday. The No. 1 men’s lightweights also had a strong performance this weekend. The team won its fourth-straight Goldthwait Cup at the annual Harvard-Yale-Princeton meet.
Men's Lacrosse Falls to Yale to End Run for Playoff Bid
Yale defeated the Harvard men’s lacrosse team, 11-10, on Saturday afternoon at Harvard Stadium in the teams’ regular season finale. With the loss, the Crimson (6-8, 2-4 Ivy) concludes its second consecutive season without an Ivy League Tournament bid.
Comeback Propels Men's Volleyball to Finals
As the saying goes, revenge is a dish best served cold, and it was a dish the Harvard men’s volleyball team whipped up Thursday night, fighting back from a late deficit to take down George Mason, 3-2, in the EIVA semifinals.
Win Streak Comes To a Halt as Brown Stops Men's Tennis
The Harvard men’s tennis team, which had won 12 straight matches, was rolling to its second consecutive Ivy League title, dominating every opponent it faced. On Thursday, its momentum ground to a screeching halt after a 4-3 loss to Brown at the Murr Center.
Women's Tennis Drops Bears in Sweep
Four days after notching its biggest victory of the season, the Harvard women’s tennis team continued its winning ways with a 7-0 victory over Brown in Providence, R.I., Thursday. The team lost only two sets combined in singles and doubles play and put the match away early, taking the doubles point and then running through three singles matches before taking the remaining three matches.
Lange Matches Record, Softball Falls to BC
With one out in the first inning, junior third baseman Kasey Lange stepped to the plate and made history.
Men's Soccer Loses Spring Game Against Boston University
For the first time since 2010 the Harvard men’s soccer team did not host a spring exhibition game in Harvard Stadium.
Groom Blanks Brown in One-Hit Victory on the Road
The Crimson (21-18, 11-5 Ivy) made easy work of the Bears (8-25, 2-14) in 4-0 and 3-1 victories that kept Harvard tied for first in the North Division before Sunday’s games.
Softball Falls Game Behind North Division Leader
After sweeping Brown in a doubleheader Saturday, Harvard returned to the field in Providence, R.I., Sunday to complete its four-game series against the Bears. The Crimson, having won the first game, appeared well on its way to a second win before losing a lead late to end up splitting the second doubleheader.
Women's Tennis Ivy Title Hopes Remain Alive
After having its match against Brown postponed to Thursday, the Crimson (11-6, 3-2 Ivy League) came out on Sunday and moved within a game and a half of the league leaders (16-3, 5-1) with a 5-2 victory. With the win, Harvard snapped a two-game losing streak against the Bulldogs.
Women's 4x400 Relay Sets Program Record
Pitted against national-caliber competition at the LSU Alumni Gold Meet in Baton Rouge, La., they crushed the record. The team crossed the finish line in 3:38.79, nearly two seconds faster than the previous best mark. The performance earned third place for the Harvard track and field team.
Radcliffe Crews Upset Stanford, Win Handily
The Black and White heavyweight crew traveled to Syracuse, N.Y. to take on Syracuse and Ivy rival Dartmouth, while the Radcliffe lightweight crew defended the Charles River against Princeton, BU, and reigning national champion Stanford.
Men's Volleyball Sweeps Sacred Heart, Sets Up Postseason Rematch
In the final game of the regular season, the Harvard men’s volleyball team recorded its 11th sweep of the year and locked up the three seed in the EIVA postseason tournament. The Crimson (17-7, 10-4 EIVA) traveled to Sacred Heart on Saturday afternoon to face the Pioneers (4-19, 2-12). Coming into the weekend, the third and fourth seeds were still up for grabs in the EIVA Championship tournament. With the fourth seed having to play the 14th best team in the nation—Penn State—the difference between placing third or fourth was made even starker.
Harvard Boasts Top-Ranked Crews
Both the Harvard men’s heavyweight and lightweight crews continued undefeated spring seasons over the weekend. The No. 2 heavyweights took two of four races against Princeton on Sunday to secure the Compton Cup while the No. 1 lightweights captured three out of four races against Navy on Saturday at home on the Charles River.
Men's Tennis Repeat As Ivy Champions
The No. 22 Crimson (17-4, 5-0 Ivy) has now won 12 straight matches and 10 straight Ancient Eight matchups dating to last season following the defeat of the No. 57 Bulldogs (17-6, 3-3 Ivy).
Baseball Gives Up 24 In Split Doubleheader
Harvard (10-26, 7-9 Ivy) recorded 18 hits in a 12-10 win over Brown (5-28, 3-13), but it could not find the same success at the plate in game two when a nine-run Bears first inning doomed the Crimson to a 14-2 loss.
Baseball Ends Weekend 2-2 Against Brown
Playing against Brown (5-28, 3-13 Ivy) in a doubleheader in Providence, R.I., the Crimson (10-26, 7-9) took advantage of a seventh-inning comeback in game one and a pair of runs in the tenth inning to capture the first game, 4-2.
Men's Lacrosse Never Leads, Falls to Princeton, 14-6
Coming off of a strong performance against No. 18 Penn last Saturday, the Harvard men’s lacrosse team entered its Friday night matchup at No. 12/13 Princeton with a chance to solidify its place in the postseason Ivy League Tournament. The Tigers (8-4, 3-2 Ivy), however, had other plans, as they led the Crimson (6-7, 2-3) from start to finish en route to a 14-6 victory.
Softball Tops Quinnipiac, Pushes Win Streak to Eight
Harvard took advantage of the Bobcats’ struggling starting pitching, working the count and coming up with timely walks and hits.
Harvard Track and Field Teams with Yale to Defeat Oxford-Cambridge
After an afternoon of running, jumping and throwing, the trophies would remain in Cambridge – Cambridge, MA that is.