Notebooks
NOTEBOOK: Penn Almost Completes Biggest Comeback In Football History
Five minutes into the third quarter, sophomore running back Paul Stanton capped an effortless, 76-yard drive by punching in his second touchdown of the day. The scoreboard read Harvard 38, Penn 0. It was your classic laugher. But from that point on, nothing went right for the Harvard football team.
NOTEBOOK: Men's Basketball Handles Bison With Ease
There was little suspense in the Harvard men’s basketball team’s 76-44 victory over the Howard Bison (2-2). Harvard (3-0) led 11-2 after less than four minutes of play, and the Bison, who never led, would never get closer than four the rest of the way.
NOTEBOOK: Sophomores Show Growth in Victory
Last year, then-freshmen AnnMarie Healy, Shilpa Tummala, and Kit Metoyer combined for 49 points through the entire 2012-13 campaign. This season, the trio of sophomores on the Harvard women’s basketball team is just a point shy of that mark in just three contests.
Men's Basketball Notebook: A Homecoming for Casey
The Harvard men’s basketball team’s home opener against MIT on Tuesday night marked Casey’s homecoming after he took a yearlong leave of absence last fall.
NOTEBOOK: Hot Start Might Be Football’s Best
None of the individual stats are impressive. No Harvard football player had 60 receiving yards, 80 rushing yards, or 200 passing yards Saturday at Columbia. Junior quarterback Conner Hempel completed less than 60 percent of his passes, went a second straight week without a touchdown pass, and threw his fifth interception of the year. But then you look at the score.
NOTEBOOK: Stanton and Hempel Carry Crimson to Victory
When things weren’t working in the air, the Harvard football team turned to the ground game. And that just may have bought the Crimson a win on Saturday.
NOTEBOOK: Epperly Leads Princeton Over Football, Again
Many expected a shootout. But in all likelihood, they could not have predicted the offensive showcase that took place at Harvard Stadium on Saturday.
NOTEBOOK: Pruneau Prevails in First Career Start
Two years ago, Harvard football coach Tim Murphy said he believed Cornell quarterback Jeff Mathews, then a sophomore, would be at least a third round NFL draft pick. After Saturday’s game, there was no reason for Murphy to change his mind.
NOTEBOOK: Harvard Football Wins Rare Overtime Game
The last time a Harvard football game extended past regulation, it beat Yale in triple overtime, eight years ago. Saturday, it took just as many extra periods to down Holy Cross, but the Crimson eventually emerged victorious, 41-35.
NOTEBOOK: Turnovers Key In Football Victory
The timeless maxim repeatedly sounded by football coaches at any level is that turnovers will always come back to haunt you. The old adage could not have been more appropriate than on Saturday night in the Harvard football team’s conference opener.
NOTEBOOK: Crosstown Rivalry Ends in Stalemate
One game after recording its first win of the season, the Harvard men’s soccer team (1-4-2) extended its unbeaten run to two games with a 0-0 double-overtime tie against the Boston Terriers (3-3-1).
Notebook: Hempel, Hayes, and Hodge Impress Against San Diego
Whatever junior quarterback Conner Hempel did at halftime Saturday, he should do it again next week. And the week after that.
NOTEBOOK: Wildcats Stymie Harvard Offense
In a minute’s time, New Hampshire knocked two goals in against the Crimson less than six minutes into the contest. Despite generating almost no offensive pressure the rest of the match, the Wildcats were able to hold off a Harvard rally to win, 2-1.
Note to Our Readers
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NOTEBOOK: Men's Lacrosse Comes Up Short in Season Finale
The Crimson led, 4-2, after three early goals by junior attacker Peter Schwartz but a third-quarter flurry by the Bulldogs put Yale up 10-7, a lead that it would not relinquish.
