Lacrosse '10
Freshman Takes Aim On New Field
While most of us are begging our professors to have more midterm reviews or desperately searching for that elusive summer internship, Corporal Thomas Rubel is having his easiest days in a long time.
“This is a vacation for me,” Rubel says.
A Tale of Two Baskinds
The only things sophomore Melanie Baskind loves more than peanut butter are soccer and lacrosse. This year, the Harvard soccer standout has decided to pursue both of her long-time interests by joining the Crimson women’s lacrosse team.
“I just want to be happy [and] feel like I have no regrets throughout college,” Baskind said. “Playing lacrosse is a huge part of that.”
Young Team Blossoming Into Ivy Contender
Netting a goal in the final second of its last game of the 2009 season, the Harvard women’s lacrosse team ended things with a bang, capturing a 9-8 win over Boston College. The victory capped off a rollercoaster of a season, as the team experienced exciting upsets and many tough losses. The Crimson wrapped up the season 6-10 overall and 2-5 in the Ivy League.
Although a rollercoaster can provide thrills, Harvard hopes for a steadier performance this year, beginning with its first game tomorrow at UMass in Amherst.
Senior Leads by Example On and Off the Field
The sun beats down on a dirt-covered Ben Smith and several of his exhausted-looking Harvard lacrosse teammates. Sundays are normally a day off for most college sports teams; a day for each player to rest, recover, and think only about himself. But this is not the case for the Crimson—a team whose goal is to be more than average.
These guys are workhorses, physically fit and trained to carry out a specific task—play together to win. But today they have traded their sticks in for hammers and wrenches to help build a house with Habitat for Humanity.
Harvard Turns to Youth in New Season
Coming off a 2009 season in which it surpassed all expectations, the Harvard men’s lacrosse team is geared up for an even bigger and better run in 2010.
After finishing the season ranked 17th in the country with an 8-5 record, the team earned a No. 12 ranking in the LaxNews and Inside Lacrosse 2010 preseason national polls.