"Having the fans out there like that was just incredible," freshman defenseman Angela Ruggiero said. "We definitely feel their support."
It is a rare occasion when Harvard undergraduates rouse their marginal spirit by cheering on their sports teams. Most feel they have fulfilled their athletic obligations with a cursory "Yale sucks" in November.
There is no greater indicator of the Crimson's excellence than to catch the attention of its fellow classmates.
Perhaps once a year, a great team draws some fan support. Last season it was the women's hoopsters upsetting Stanford in the first round of the NCAA tournament and riveting hundreds to ESPN in their house JCRs.
Nobody can dispute this squad's magnificence--28 straight wins, a No. 1 national ranking, and three Olympic medallists.
Over the past month, Harvard has finally jumped on the bandwagon and expectations of overwhelming victory have spread.
A few of my blockmates were among the Crimson faithful at Meehan on Saturday and they arrived a little after game time. They placed a wager on how many goals they had missed.
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