Lacrosse Team Trounces Williams

"The defense played good. I put the blame on myself," Williams freshman goalie Matt Levine said after Harvard had just blasted 49 shots at him for a 19-3 victory in lacrosse Saturday on the Business School Field.

Crimson coach Bruce Munro was mumbling on the sideline about Levine's being All-American in high school, but by the time the first period had ended, Munro's team had a 7-0 lead. Six Harvard players had three points or more as the Crimson completely dominated play on the way to its fourth win.

Costly Victory

But the victory, which served as a warmup for important games this week against Brown and Princeton, may have been costly. Late in the first quarter, goalie John Cosentino scrambled behind the net and reinjured a knee which was operated on last summer. Cosentino strained a ligament and is now on crutches. He will almost surely miss the Brown game here Wednesday.

Sophomore Joe Walker filled in for Cosentino and allowed three goals on ten shots. Walker played well, but Cosentino is more experienced and is more familiar with the Crimson defensemen.

John Hagerty, starting his first game at attack, led the Harvard offense with four goals and three assists, while Phil Zuckerman and captain Rick Frisbie each had three goals and two assists.

Effective Offense

Harvard's offense was unusually effective on man-up situations, collecting six goals during Williams's eight minutes of penalties.

Though Harvard controlled play most of the game, the domination was not a result of the Crimson's ability to clear. Even the best defense men dropped the ball several times while trying to carry it out of the zone. Since Harvard controlled the midfield so well, this weakness at clearing was not crucial.