| As an athlete, very rarely do you want to blame the referee for a loss; however, in some instances, such as the women's soccer game on Saturday on Harkness Green, it is inevitable that the referee is to blame. This game was between two evenly matched teams, both of whom played moments of spectacular soccer. The constant back-and-forth battle, however, did not go to the team who broke free first, who slipped one past the stonewall goalies, or who just got lucky. Instead, this game went to Tufts on a gift from the referee, who awarded them a penalty kick on a | questionable call in an effort to gain control of a game which moved faster than he did. So, Tufts went up 1-0 and Conn came roaring back with shots missing by inches, and with constant pressure on the Tufts goalie who stepped up big time. Their best scoring opportunity came on a beautiful corner kick by Meg Welch, which Caroline Davis placed right in the back of the net, but alas, our friendly referee once again found his whistle and called it back claiming a "push" had occurred prior to the goal. |