Word: face-off
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...going coiffure to coiffure in a well-scripted spate of public relations appearances while their husbands went eyeball to eyeball over substance behind closed doors. In fact, while the women generated little real warmth in private discussions, they nevertheless displayed a dignity that transcended the much hyped designer-dress face-off. Pressed by a reporter about style-wars comparisons, Nancy Reagan aptly retorted: "I really think that's a little silly. I mean there are very important things being discussed here, and what somebody wears or doesn't wear really isn't terribly important...
Several Crimson starters stayed back at Harvard to rest up for this weekend’s Ivy League face-off with Dartmouth while their teammates struggled...
...close as Harvard came, Penn’s winning goal came with 7.5 seconds remaining in the first of two overtime periods. The Quakers won the face-off to start the second overtime period, and stalled as the clock dwindled down to zero. The Crimson was able to strip the ball with 20 seconds left in the game, but failed to get a shot off in time...
...second came later that same period. As the Harvard power play once again dissected the defense with crisp passing, Chu set up camp in front of the crease. When Vaillancourt received the puck, she ripped a shot on the net from the left face-off circle, thinking it would cause a flurry on the net. Instead, she fooled the defense and herself, putting the shot past Moffat for the power-play goal...
...Harvard on the scoreboard just 6:29 into the game with her 59th goal of the season and 24th power-play strike. Set up deep in the St. Lawrence defensive zone with a man advantage, junior Julie Chu fed the puck to sophomore Caitlin Cahow at the right face-off circle, who then threaded a pass to Corriero at the left post for an easy one-timer. From that point on, Corriero, who was being marked as the collegiate single-season goals record-holder, yielded to Vaillancourt to shoulder the offensive burden...