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Harvard and Colgate tied 0-0 in the penalty corner playoff, but Colgate then swamped the women, 5-2, in the penalty flicks (penalty shots taken one-on-one, shooter against the goalie...
...them women. Classically known as "fear of open spaces," agoraphobia is actually a cluster of different fears, all amounting to intense anxiety about panicking in unfamiliar situations. Crowds are no protection; Oppenheimer suffered one attack while surrounded by 55,000 fellow Met fans at a playoff game. Severe agoraphobics stick to familiar routines and rarely venture out alone. When they do travel, they usually bring along a friend, child or dog as a prop. "For years," says Oppenheimer, "I was terrified of a new bed, chair, bar, room or restaurant...
...been watched by 50,000 fans, the playoff would have produced at least a dozen announcements from the public address announcer asking "Is there a doctor in the crowd?", for there would have been at least that many heart attacks...
However, since only about twenty hardy souls watched the playoff as the evening drew to a cold, dark close, several cases of over-bitten nails emerged as the most serious medical emergencies...
Despite being handicapped by injuries incurred earlier in the day, which sidelined center fullback Sarah Fischer and right wing Julie Brynteson, the Crimson managed to dominate most of the first half of the crucial playoff as seemingly tireless striker Ellen Hart and Brynteson's replacement, Marsha Hamelin, spearheaded repeated thrusts into the Tufts penalty area...