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While Harvard outplayed Rhode Island for most of the contest, a couple mental breakdowns prevented it from taking more than a one-goal lead before Gambale's strike. Though it mustered multiple shots on several occasions, there weren't Crimson players in place to challenge for rebounds to generate higher percentage scoring opportunities. Harvard also lapsed a little on defense, allowing Wood to knot the game...
Saturday's contest against Stanford offers Harvard another opportunity to notch the program's first victory over the Cardinal. The Crimson nearly stole a tie last year in Palo Alto, Calif., conceding a goal in the 87th minute to fall 1-0, despite getting outshot 26-6. Stanford is 4-0-0 all time against the Crimson...
...strike set the tone for the rest of the contest, as Harvard's aggressiveness up front produced constant pressure on the Vermont defense and allowed the Catamounts only a handful of scoring opportunities. Harvard goalkeepers Robyn Scatena and Mollie Durkin were forced to make a total of just two saves, a paltry sum compared to the 33 shots fired on net by the Crimson...
...always relished a fight, is more likely to confine his attacks to issues, while the genial Bush is more likely to get personal, despite vowing to "raise the tone" and avoid "the politics of personal destruction." Bush benefits if the election is a referendum on personality. In a contest for Mr. Congeniality, odds favor the college cheerleader. In a battle over substance, the guy with 24 years' experience has the edge over the one with five...
...clocking to win the 100 m. In Zurich a few weeks earlier, she had a terrible start, then chased down the pack, nipping fellow American Inger Miller at the wire. When Jones is slow out of the blocks, she wins. When she's fast, there's no contest. Her rivals are left without solutions, short of finding a Tonya Harding among them to execute some kneecapping. In Brussels the women hung around after the race muttering about a quick gun, doing what they could to keep their heads in the game...