Word: adelphi
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...with four minutes left in the first half Saturday at the B-School field, Adelphi University's laxmen were making hints of a comeback from a 9-4 deficit, applying pressure at the Crimson end. Suddenly, Harvard defender Brian Edmonds stole the ball, led a fast break downfield and forced the Panthers' Bob Cook to take a penalty to stop the play...
With the man-advantage, Harvard set up quickly in the Adelphi some, and Co-Captain Brendan Meagher passed inside to team scoring leader Rob Hawley, who turned, shot and shattered the jinx. But nothing followed beyond the typical post-goal jubilliation; the players on the sidelines were similarly blast. "Maybe it was too early [in the game]," attackman Peter Follows guessed...
...certainly seemed too easy. They routed Adelphi, 16-10--the game was less close than the score indicated--and climbed within a game of 500 with one game left, next Saturday at Dartmouth...
With their defense looking shaky and their goalie, Steve Shelley, even worse, the Panthers unwisely took on the Crimson ball-carriers one-on-one in the Adelphi zone. Crimson attackman Tom Corcoran made the folly of that strategy clear when he carried from near midfield, and despite heavy coverage drilled one from 25 feet to make...
Harvard's final goal came in the fourth period when J.J. Nullet rolled by his defender and blasted the ball by Shelley to give the laxmen an insurance tally, 12-10. Adelphi scored once more but had any hopes of a last minute rally squelched when coach Paul Doherty was slapped with two quick penalties for unsportsmanlike conduct, giving Harvard a two-minute power play as the end of the game...