Soccer Team's Title Hopes Revive After 4-1 Triumph Over Princeton

The Crimson soccer team rushed from behind in the second half on Saturday to bury Princeton, 4-1 and revive once-faint hopes for a share of the Ivy League title.

The Crimson offense has scored more goals this year, but never has it looked as efficient as it did in the second half. Halfbacks and forward stitched a network of short passes, as neatly formed as the squares of a crossword puzzle, to baffle Princeton's defense.

If there was an individual standout, it was left wing Charlie Njoku, a sophomore who scored a goal and set up two others.

It was Njoku who got Harvard back in the game after the first half closed with Princeton ahead 1-0. The Tigers had taken the lead on a spectacular direct penalty kick by Andre Wawa, an all-Ivy left inside and a one-man gang for Princeton Saturday.

Wawa's kick came from outside the penalty area, but it sailed just over Crimson Goalie Nat Bowditch's hands and nestled in the upper-right hand corner of the met.

Njoku took over for Harvard when the second half began. He scored first by himself, kicking in a short shot with his "wrong" foot, the right one.

Later in the game Fred Akuffo. seeing his first action in three weeks, lobbed a high shot from the right wing over Svastich and into the upper left-hand corner. that made it 3-1.

Harvard got an insurance goal with a minute left when Njoku dribbled around a Tiger fullback and blasted a shot at Svastich from 35 feet. The Princeton goalie couldn't hold it and Keith Chiappa punched in the rebound for Harvard.