BURLINGTON, VT-- A goal by
Spencer George (Mission Viejo, CA) with
just under a minute to play gave Harvard University a 1-0 win over the
University of Vermont in collegiate men's soccer at Centennial Field on
Wednesday afternoon.
Harvard
Crimson story
Vermont controlled play in the
early going and then had two great
second-half chances in attempt to take the lead. In the 70th minute, a
header by the Cats' Kevin Smyth (Toronto, ONT) went just wide and with
three minutes to play, Matt Chavez (Austin, TX) also nodded one wide of
the
goal from 10 yards out.
With 53 seconds left in
regulation the Crimson (2-1-1) struck for
the game-winner. Off a feed from Ryan Kelly (Springfield, MA), George,
from
15 yards out lobbed the ball over Vermont goalkeeper Chris Shaver (Moon
Township, PA) for the only marker in the hard-fought affair.
Harvard keeper Dan Mejias
(Garnerville, NY) made three saves in
posting his second shutout of the season. In the other crease, Shaver also
made three stops for the Cats (3-4-0), who lost for the third straight
game.
Vermont will play the second game
of the current five-game
homestand hosting Albany this Saturday at 1 pm at Centennial Field.
The Crimson wraps up a four-game road swing with a game at Brown on
Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.
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HARVARD (2-1-1) 0 1 -- 1
VERMONT (3-4-0) 0 0 -- 0
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Scoring: 1. Harvard, Spencer George (Ryan Kelly), 89:07.
Corner Kicks: Vermont 4, Harvard 4.
Shots at Goal: Vermont 14, Harvard 7.
Goalies: Vermont, Chris Shaver (90:00 mp, 3 saves, 1 goals against);
Harvard, Dan
Mejias (90:00 mp, 6 saves, 0 goals against).
Records: Vermont, 3-4-0; Harvard, 2-1-1.
Jamie Weir
Assistant Director of Sports Media Relations
Harvard University
The Murr Center, 65 North Harvard Street
Boston, MA 02163
617-495-2206 / fax: 617-495-2130
jweir@fas.harvard.edu
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