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...victory. Northeastern stormed out of the gate in the third frame, taking a 7-0 lead behind Kira Batura’s serve. Harvard chipped away at the lead, but it proved too little too late as the Crimson came up short, 30-24. The final game exhibited back-and-forth play at the start, but the Huskies again managed to put multiple rallies together to seal the 30-19 victory. “It comes down to when we lose the point, we need to get it right back,” Mahon said. “The strings...
...Crimson slowly picked away at UNH, pulling within one of the lead. After a Wildcat timeout, Flesher and senior Mimi Hanley combined for a block, tying UNH, 21-21. A Wildcat service error gave way to Durwood setting up Flesher for the lead-taking kill. Continued back-and-forth play culminated with UNH taking the third game after a bad set from Laura Mays, thereby completing the sweep of the Harvard squad. Though it proved too little too late, the Crimson figured out the Wildcat style of play, which bodes well as yesterday’s game marked Harvard?...
...knew it would be a tough game. The Crimson was able to shut out the Crusaders, 2-0, but the game was by no means a one-way contest.“It was a battle,” said Shapiro. “It was very back-and-forth, and it was a much closer game than it seems from the score.”At the end of the first period, both teams were scoreless despite Harvard’s 5-1 shot advantage for the half.It didn’t take long, however, for the Crimson...
...Durwood and Mays shared setting duties, recording 25 and 11 assists, respectively. Getting off to an early 4-1 lead in the first game, Harvard never looked back, driving in 16 kills on 27 attempts, with only four errors, while keeping Delaware State to a -.152 attack percentage.In game two, the Hornets kept stride with the Crimson, drawing even five times before taking the lead, 8-6. After more back-and-forth play, Mahon and Trimble connected for back-to-back kills, and Harvard was able to capitalize on key Delaware State errors to open a 23-17 lead.The Hornets...
...back-and-forth between Paulison and lawmakers was tense, with repeated interruptions as they hammered home his agency's repeated failures. After Paulison said that the chairman's criticism was unfair because hindsight has made the situation clearer, Rep. Waxman responded, "Your own staff told you at the time there was a problem. That's not hindsight. That's a lack of foresight." Yet, despite striking testimony by victims and his seeming acknowledgment that mistakes were made ("we're recognizing that we may have something larger than just some individual cases"), Paulison still maintained that formaldehyde might...