Word: back-and-forth
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Much of the half was spent with back-and-forth play about the midfield stripe, as both teams had difficulty mounting a sustained attack. But Seidler was equal to the challenge when the Huskies threatened, and she turned aside 12 of the 13 Northeastern shots throughout the game...
...second half found the Crimson women relaxing with a 5-0 advantage, and the majority of play passed with unproductive, back-and-forth play around midfield. Jumbos Priscilla McClung and Jane Loitman worked the ball into the Crimson zone to trigger Tufts's only real offense of the day, as winger Leigh Hudson racked up Tufts's lone shot on goal...
...lack of climactic tension in key scenes, in awkward exits and entrances, in cramped staging and choreography. While the size of the set seems to encourage movement, its construction on different levels actually inhibits it. There is almost no choreography to speak of--just a series of stiff, back-and-forth movements in waltz time. As the music swells expansively in the "Night Waltz," for instance, the dancers--to use the term in its loosest sense--remain rigidly in place, tracing out small, clumsy circles...
...first half was a back-and-forth affair--both sides traded baskets and turnovers in what looked like a conscious attempt to keep the score even. But Radcliffe was scoring only on the long shooting of Sue Williams and Caryn Curry rather than their usual blistering fast break...
After Eli Joe Mensah scored on an assist from Steve Farago at 1:55 of the first period, the game settled down to fairly evenhanded back-and-forth play--fairly even, that is, until midway through the second half, when the Crimson offense came alive but couldn't put the ball into...