Word: adelphi
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...trainer forgot to enter the horse's name on the Kentucky Derby nominating list. Codex had won the Hollywood Derby and beaten Affirmed's time in winning the Santa Anita Derby, so his absence weakened the field considerably. Training injuries kept other key colts from the contest. Adelphi University Mathematics Professor William Quirin ran a computer comparison of Derby entries and passed harsh judgment: "This is the second worst crop of three-year-olds to come along in 25 years...
Once again the Harvard stickmen spent a Saturday afternoon combining their steady offense with the tightfisted defense required to grind out a victory. The 15-12 win over the Adelphi Panthers, last season's Division II national champs, allowed the Crimson to complete the regular season with an 11-2 record and a solid claim to one of the eight berths for the NCAA playoffs...
Positioned number eight in the national rankings, the squad must defeat Adelphi to guarantee itself a spot in the NCAA playoffs...
...UMass was tough, but we were better and played like we wanted it. Every game is crucial now, but we're psyched and ready to win. Adelphi's next and we want that one, too," Wigglesworth said last night after the game...
Harvard will head down to Garden City Friday to prepare for its last regular season game against 1979 Division II national champion Adelphi. If the Crimson wins, the stickmen are playoff-bound...