Word: face-off
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...fact that the presidential race was contested by 16 candidates showed a certain dynamism at the grassroots of French democracy, but everyone appeared to be acting on the assumption that the second round, contested by the top two candidates, would be a face-off between Jospin and President Jacques Chirac. For some, that was reason enough to stay home in the first round; for others it was an opportunity to send a message to their parties in the way that primary voters do in U.S. elections. At least half of the candidates were to the left of Jospin...
...attack, key contributions are expected from Face-Off preseason honorable mention All-Americans Matt Primm and Doug Logigian, freshmen standout Mike McBride and junior Jay Wich, who leads the team in scoring with nine goals in six games...
Harvard’s defense can expect a good deal of pressure themselves from the high scoring Cornell attack. However, Cornell will have trouble finding the back of sophomore goaltender Jake McKenna’s net. Named a Face-Off preseason honorable mention All-American, McKenna boasts an impressive .660 save percentage...
Harvard opened the game tentatively, containing Cornell, but unable to muster much offensive pressure on its own. When Cornell failed to score early, though, Harvard seemed to gain confidence, and the Crimson opened the scoring at 16:38 when Moore unleashed a wrist shot from the left face-off circle that snuck through Underhill’s pads...
...Face-off is 1 p.m. at Thompson Arena...