Word: stellar
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Despite ample opportunity, Brown had a number of chances to score by the crease, but the stellar performance of Prestifilippo between the pipes, including his phenomenal save at 3:35 left in the third...
defense, senior Chris Nowinski recorded two sacks on the day, both coming during a critical third-quarter series in which Dartmouth threatened to cut Harvard's commanding 42-21 lead. Given the Crimson's performance in the past four games, Nowinski's stellar defensive instincts provided just the right dose of inspiration to jump-start an aggressive defensive attack against the Big Green's offense...
...with just under three minutes left in the game the Harvard defense that had been stellar all afternoon had a momentary lapse, giving Dartmouth a last chance at a comeback...
...powerful that a marshmallow falling into one would release as much energy as a thousand hydrogen bombs. If two of these bodies began orbiting each other, they would ultimately collide, leading to titanic gamma-ray blasts. Other researchers believe the bursts are due to especially large supernovas, great stellar outbursts called hypernovas...
...sought-after rings, the Crimson will need to continue its stellar play in its final two league games against Dartmouth and Brown...