It was a night of disappointment for the Harvard women’s basketball team after its near comeback was foiled by the University of New Hampshire (3-1) last night.

“We went into the game thinking we could win it,” Harvard coach Kathy Delaney-Smith said, “so we’re a little disappointed that we didn’t.”

As a punter, Hull has learned—or perhaps innately possessed—a mentality of preparedness and patience.

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Kwaku Nyamekye has spent much of his Harvard soccer career as an unsung hero, helping to cement the Crimson back line during the last four years. “For a defender to get recognition is a tough thing in soccer,” Harvard coach Jamie Clark said. “Shutouts are associated with goal keepers, and goals are associated with forwards. Defenders often don’t get the recognition they deserve.” But this weekend, in a pivotal game against No. 21 Dartmouth (8-5-1, 3-2 Ivy), Nyamekye exploded into the spotlight, scoring an early goal for the No. 16 Crimson (11-3-1, 3-1-1) and making a goal-line save to protect the Harvard victory over the Big Green.

Competing during a holiday that thrives off of fear, the Harvard men’s tennis team was not intimidated in the Harvard Halloween Tennis Tournament over the weekend, recording eight wins overall in singles and doubles play. Co-captain Michael Hayes and freshman Tunc Kiymaz reached the finals in their respective A and B singles flights. The tournament was played in spite of a number of illnesses and injuries that plagued the Crimson squad.

Nina Kucharczyk puts a new spin on being busy, even for a Harvard student. Aside from balancing classes, clubs, and a social life, the New York native is competing on not one, but two varsity athletic teams. Officially recruited for lacrosse, Kucharczyk recently joined the field hockey team as a walk-on after participating in a few practices with the Crimson squad. The key to her success—love for sports.

As the first snow fell on the Charles River Sunday afternoon, the Radcliffe women’s lightweight and heavyweight crews competed in the 45th Annual Head of the Charles Regatta. The Black and White lightweight varsity eight earned a top-five finish with a time of 18:26.343, while its second varsity eight counterpart finished in 19:01.044, good for 11th place in the 14-boat race. Radcliffe’s top-two heavyweight boats competed in a field of 32 entries, with the first varsity eight finishing 13th in 17:24.968 and the Black and White’s second varsity eight boat placing 22nd in 17:56.641.

Sometimes winning is not everything. In a game that was expected to be a one-sided battle, the Harvard field hockey team (4-7, 1-2 Ivy) held its own in a 3-1 loss to Boston University (6-8, 2-0 America East) last night. Although the scoreboard indicated a Terrier victory, the Crimson achieved a game-high 10 penalty corners and rose to the challenge against a very talented team. “I think it was a really well-played game, an exciting 70 minutes,” Harvard coach Sue Caples said. “Boston University is very athletic, and is a strong, fast team, but we played tactically and executed our game plan.”