Sports Features
Harvard Linebackers Step Up to Carry Crimson Defense
The starting linebacker unit has performed at an elite level through nine games this year and is a critical reason why Harvard is in position to clinch its third consecutive Ivy League title on Saturday against Yale.
Non-Conference Scheduling Complements Ivy League Slates
In all of the tradition and rivalry with the Ancient Eight, competition against non-league opponents can often be overlooked, becoming footnotes in schedules headlined by matchups with fellow Ivy League schools.
Blackwell's Back: Men's Hockey Star To Play in Both Semesters
After the Crimson suffered a first-round exit at the hands of Nebraska-Omaha in the NCAA tournament, a different kind of uncertainty resurfaced: not whether or not Blackwell would return to form, but whether or not he would return to Harvard.
Women's Basketball Adds Three New Faces to Coaching Staff
For three of Harvard’s new coaches—Mike Roux, Heidi Banks, and Jasmine Sborov—the opportunity to join such a legacy with head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith was one they simply couldn’t pass up.
Seven Freshmen To Play Key Role for Women's Basketball
The Harvard women’s basketball team enters the 2015-2016 season with seven new freshman faces. While all were standouts in high school, competing for the Ivy League championship poses new challenges and a different level of competition.
Without Chambers, Cummins To Captain Men's Basketball Alone
Losing nearly 70 percent of its scoring from last year, the team needs someone to become an offensive focal point. Replacing Chambers is no small task, so who will lead this young Harvard team? Coach Tommy Amaker and Harvard have an answer: Evan Cummins.
Point Of Pressure: Untested Faces Look to Fill Chambers' Shoes
The team’s biggest loss came over the summer when co-captain and starting point guard Siyani Chambers tore his ACL. Chambers, who has consistently been deemed the team’s most important player over the last three seasons by Harvard coach Tommy Amaker, was slated to be the focal point of the Crimson offense and the team’s floor general this season before the injury derailed that plan.
Maschmeyer's Next Move: Women's Hockey Goaltender Begins Final Year in Cambridge
As Harvard women’s hockey sophomore Haley Mullins and McGill’s Melodie Daoust wait at the faceoff circle, a 5’6” goaltender from Bruderheim, Alberta stands in the Crimson crease. The puck drops. It’s the beginning of the end of Emerance Maschmeyer’s Harvard career.
Bucking a 92-Year Trend, Criscuolo Returns as Crimson Captain
For 92 years, Owen held a special distinction among Harvard men’s hockey captains: he was the last Crimson player to captain the team for multiple seasons. But then an undersized right wing from South Jersey came along.
Last Woman Standing: Picard Uses Olympic Experience To Lead Women's Hockey
As Harvard women’s ice hockey defenseman and co-captain Michelle Picard skated off the ice of the Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi, with Team Canada celebrating a game-winning overtime goal right behind her, she certainly was not thinking about the incredible achievement that winning an Olympic silver medal should be considered.
Defense Provides Leadership, Stability for Football Squad
As Harvard football enters 2015, it will rely on its defense once more as the program seeks its fourth Ancient Eight title in five years.
IVY PREVIEW: Rivals Close Behind the Returning Ancient Eight Champions
When opponents look across the ball and see Crimson helmets staring back, a new level of intensity emerges. It is no understatement to say that, for nearly every team in the Ivy League, Harvard is the game circled in red on the schedule.
Beyond the Stat Sheet, Football's Offensive Line Makes an Impact
While each position may serve a unique purpose, if a different-colored jersey ends up with the ball at the end of the play, it’s a good sign for the defense. But there are, on every play, five players whose job will always be the exact opposite. They are the offensive linemen and, for Harvard football, they are a critical component of the team’s current 15-game winning streak.
Football's Offense Looks to Deep Lineup of Skill Players
The continuity is staggering: seven of the eight leading receivers from last year return and the Crimson bring back the players responsible for 79 percent of its rushing yards.
Team of the Year: Women's Ice Hockey
On the ice at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, over 1,100 miles from home, the Harvard women’s ice hockey team had the program’s first NCAA title within reach. But 60 minutes of play later, that same ice was cleared smooth once again, and the Crimson watched another team, hometown favorite Minnesota, hoist the trophy in victory.
Josephine Pucci: One Last Time
After battling back from a traumatic head injury, Josephine Pucci made the U.S. women's ice hockey team and captured silver in Sochi. But upon her return to Harvard, the decision to play a final season was not an easy one.
Making the Jump From Juniors
In a season that saw the Harvard men’s ice hockey team return to national prominence, the Crimson offense tallied 3.27 goals per game, the highest mark in the ECAC. In addition to having an eye for the back of the net, Harvard’s five highest-scoring forwards all shared another thing in common: They all played junior hockey prior to arriving in Cambridge.
Male Rookie of the Year: Dershwitz To Pursue Olympic Dreams
For some athletes, collegiate competition is not enough. Freshman sabre fencer Eli Dershwitz came to Harvard with the full knowledge that he would be taking a break from the team after his freshman season.
No Offseason: The Lives of Two-Sport Athletes at Harvard
During their offseasons, most athletes are able to take a step back and limit their frequent treks across the river, to the Malkin Athletic Center, or to the boathouse. But that is not the case for freshman Candida Janachowski and senior Matt Brown.
Fighting for a Dream
Crimson offensive linemen Nick Easton will be fighting to make an NFL roster after signing to the Baltimore Raven's practice squad.
Brent the Brewer
Former Harvard pitcher Brent Suter '12 was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2012 draft.
Killorn It
Former Harvard hockey star Alexander Killorn '12 has established himself as an important member of the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning.
Cambridge to Baltimore
Former Crimson football player Kyle Juszczyk '13 has established himself in the NFL, playing fullback for the Baltimore Ravens.
Academic Hurdling
Staying on the Harvard campus affords athletes the opportunity to pursue normally restricted academic endeavors while training in the Crimson facilities.