Word: midfielder
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Captain John Sanacore intercepted a pass at midfield, sidestepped a few Ephmen, and slid the ball between two defenders. Stationed at the edge of the penalty box, Mogollon unleashed a cannon without hesitation, rippling the twines...
...have to be a philosopher to figure out that the essence of Ferrante's game is her speed. Watching her dart past defenders, streak down the field after a loose ball, or break away from midfield to score all justify her reputation as one of the most effective soccer players in the Ivy League...
Though Harvard outshot the Big Green by 800 per cent and rarely allowed the Dartmouth offense past the midfield line, the two teams found themselves locked in a 1-1 tie when the game horn sounded...
...rest of the first stanza Rhode Island controlled midfield and kept Harvard hemmed into their own half. Taking advantage of Harvard goalie Billy Blood's short drop kicks and the belowpar play of Crimson mid-fielders Michael Smith and Andy Kronfeld, Rhode Island mounted several attacks. Only Blood's acrobatics in the net kept the visitors off the scoreboard. Blood raced repeatedly out of the goalmouth to smother dangerous crosses and soft shots. At 41:15 he made a miraculous save with a full length dive to block a low shot a yard off the foot of a URI forward...
...scored again on a mix-up play in front of the net at 33:02. But Harvard had the last laugh when junior Cecille Scoon scooted the ball down the left hand side from the midfield and settled the score at 7-2 with two minutes left to play...