Previews
Trip Has Harvard in Empire State of Mind
After a Friday night date in the city with Columbia, the Crimson will take on Cornell tomorrow night in a heavily-anticipated match-up.
Undefeated Ivy Trio Set To Square Off
Having already taken down five Ancient Eight opponents this season, the Crimson women’s swimming team will try to leave its final two Ivy opponents in its wake this weekend.
No. 2 Minnesota To Test Crimson at Home
The Crimson women’s hockey team hopes that its recent success is a good sign for this weekend’s two-game set against one of its biggest rivals, Minnesota. The puck drops tonight at 7 p.m. at Bright Hockey Center, and the teams will face off again tomorrow at 4 p.m.
Harvard Looks To Snap Drought
Currently on an eight game winless streak, Harvard (1-6-2, 1-5-2 ECAC) will need more than optimism to win tonight against Brown (1-7-1, 1-4-1 ECAC).
Harvard Avoids UConn, But Tough Task Looms
Second chances in life are hard to come by. For the Harvard men’s soccer team, that proved true yesterday. And now, a tougher challenge may lie ahead.
ANDRE THE GIANT
Senior forward Andre Akpan will look to extend his stellar career, as No. 9 Harvard takes on Monmouth in the NCAA Tournament. Akpan, the Ivy League Player of the Year, leads the Crimson with 11 goals.
Not Just a Game
A heartbroken Harvard football team (6-3, 5-1 Ivy) will seek to release its frustrations from last weekend’s loss to Penn against Yale (4-5, 2-4) in the 126th edition of The Game in New Haven, Conn. this afternoon.
Crimson Plays for Payback, Ivy Title
Tomorrow afternoon, the Crimson will take the field in its season finale with the opportunity to clinch its thirteenth Ivy title and the chance to earn retribution against the team that shattered its title hopes last year.
Runners Look To Get to Nationals
A bus will bring fans to the NCAA Regional Cross Country Meet at Franklin Park on Saturday-but if you’re anything like Dan Chenoweth, you’ll get there faster by running.
Gunning for the Number One Spot
<p>The spotlight shined on the Harvard men’s basketball team last winter when the Crimson soundly defeated No. 17 Boston College by 12 points, on the road, two days after the Eagles had defeated eventual national champion North Carolina. But Harvard couldn’t live up to the expectations of stardom, as the Crimson faltered in Ivy League play and the program’s fifteen minutes of fame all but expired. </p> <p> </p> <p>This year’s team hopes to return to center stage, but via another route—an Ivy championship.</p>
Eagles Loom Large in Tourney Matchup
It may have clinched the outright Ivy League title last Saturday night, but the Harvard women’s soccer team is going into this weekend’s match as the underdog.
Slumping Lions Not To Be Underestimated
Coming into the season, Columbia looked like it would a title contender. At the start of the season, senior quarterback M.A. Olawale is a 6’1” and 224 lbs. looked poised to do damage throughout the Ancient Eight. Harvard, on the other hand, looked to the less physically-imposing field general Collier Winters in his first year starting behind center. Entering the eighth week of play, there seems to have been a role reversal.
No. 5 Cornell To Provide Early Test on Road
Facing two ECAC opponents this weekend, the Crimson men’s hockey team will attempt to replicate last week’s win over Dartmouth. Harvard (1-0, 1-0 ECAC) will face Colgate (2-2-3) tonight and archrival No. 5 Cornell (1-0) on Saturday. The two New York road contests will be the first games away from the Bright Hockey Center this season. Last year, the Crimson went 0-11-5 away from home. With this in mind, the players acknowledge the added challenge of attaining victories this weekend.
Ivy Hopes Ride on Must-Win Match
In 2008, an overtime loss on the final day of the regular season left the Harvard men’s soccer team green with envy of Dartmouth, which gained a share of the Ivy title with Penn after the the Crimson’s loss. This year, the teams are again battling for position atop the Ivy League, but this time Harvard has the chance to start taking business into its own hands.
