Hall of Fame Class of 2008Elizabeth Berkery Drury '93 - Lacrosse A three-time All-American, Berkery Drury personified the dominance of the Harvard women's lacrosse program in one of its most competitive eras. As a freshman, Berkery Drury played a significant role on the 1990 National Championship team that went 15-0, even scoring a key goal in the national title game victory over Maryland. Harvard won four Ivy League titles and had a combined record of 53-8 overall and 23-1 in Ivy League play during Berkery Drury's four years on the team. She earned first team All-Ivy League honors in 1991, 1992 and 1993. Selected second team All-American in 1991 and first team All-American in 1992 and 1993, she is one of only eight Harvard players to be selected first team All-American more than once. Berkery Drury is the only Harvard player to be named the National Player of the Year, an honor that came during her senior year in 1993. That same season, she served as co-captain of her squad, was named Ivy League Player of the Year and was awarded the Radcliffe Prize as Harvard's top female senior athlete. In a program known for great players and teams, Ted Drury wasted little time establishing himself freshman year, taking home the Percy Award (Harvard's top freshman), Ivy League Rookie of the Year and ECAC All-Rookie Team accolades. He only played 74 total games but stands 22nd on the school career points list (121), 8th on the school single-season points list (63 in 1992-93), and 6th for single-season assists (43). Serving as team captain in 1992-93, Drury led the Crimson to the ECAC regular-season title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. In 1992-93, he was named the Beanpot MVP, after leading the Crimson to the Beanpot title, and was awarded the Tudor Cup as Harvard's MVP. That same year he was selected as first team All-Ivy, first team All-ECAC, and first team All-American. In 1992-93, Drury was also the Ivy League Player of the Year, the ECAC Player of the Year, and a Hobey Baker Award Finalist. He was named to the ECAC All-Decade Team for the 1990's and went on to compete for the United States in the 1992 and 1994 Olympics and play nine seasons in the National Hockey League. Sarah Leary is one of the most outstanding goalkeepers Harvard Women's Lacrosse has ever seen. She started all 15 games as a sophomore in 1990, including a 13-save performance in the NCAA semifinals against Princeton, during an undefeated season that saw the Crimson capture the 1990 NCAA Championship title. Leary was a first team All-Ivy selection in 1990, 1991, and 1992, and earned first team All-American selections in 1991 and 1992. In 1991, she was chosen as National Goalkeeper of the Year, only to win the honor again the very next year. Sarah Leary's career with the Crimson includes three seasons during which she touted remarkable save percentages as Harvard's goalkeeper: 0.670 (142 saves) in 1990, 0.687 (160 saves) in 1991 and 0.672 (170 saves) in 1992. Leary also went on to be honored as an NCAA Postgraduate Scholar. Erin Maher Salvador became Harvard's first-ever women's basketball Ivy League Player of the Year in 1991-92. On May 9, 2008 she will become Harvard's first-ever women's basketball player to be inducted into the Varsity Club Hall of Fame. Currently 5th on Harvard's career points list with 1,582 and 6th on Harvard's career assists list with 286, Maher Salvador stands as Harvard's all-time leader for free throw percentage (89.6%) and the all-time leader in three-pointers in a career (261), season (80 in 1991-92) and a game (8 vs. Rhode Island in 1993). First team All-Ivy in 1991-92 and 1992-93, she was also voted the team's MVP during those same years. Maher Salvador was a member of the 1990-91 Ivy League Championship team, co-captained her squad in 1992-93, and, in 1993, was awarded the Harvard Radcliffe Foundation for Women's Athletics Prize, which is awarded annually to the senior woman who best exemplifies the qualities of excellent scholarship, character, leadership and athletic ability. Under Head Coach George Ford, mid-fielder Mike Smith dominated play as a serious offensive threat for the Crimson. With career stats of 11 goals, 12 assists, and 34 points, with 7 goals and 7 assists coming in his senior season, Smith distinguished himself as one of the best to ever sport a Harvard Soccer uniform. He earned a first team All-Ivy selection in 1978, 1979 and 1980, making him just one of a handful of Harvard soccer players to be a three-time selection, let alone a three-time first team selection. Following his 1980 season with the Crimson, Smith was chosen as the Louis G. Williams '64 Memorial Trophy winner given each year to a senior on the soccer team who displays exceptional athletic skill, sportsmanship and devotion to the team. After Harvard, Smith went on to play professional soccer in Denver for several years. In a Harvard program renowned for incredible players on incredible squads, Larry Terrell emerged as a notable and distinguished athlete. Terrell was an integral member of a late-60's team that captured two Ivy League Team Championships, three NISRA Team Tournament Championships, and three National Nine-Man Championships. As a sophomore in 1967-68, he posted a 16-2 record playing mostly at the #2 position -- with his only regular-season loss coming at the #1 spot vs. McGill. His second loss came in the national final against teammate Anil Nayar '69, another Hall of Famer. As a junior in 1968-69, Terrell posted a perfect 8-0 record at the #2 position. En route to winning the 1970 national championship, he did not drop a single game in six matches and he won the national final match by a dominating score of 15-7, 15-6, 15-4. Roundly recognized as one of Harvard's finest squash players ever, he was a three-time All American (1967-68, 1968-69 and 1969-70), as well as the individual National Champion in 1969-1970. As a senior captain in 1969-70, Terrell posted a perfect 16-0 record at the #1 position and only lost three games all season. He finished his Harvard career with a record of 40-2.
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