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With the likes of undefeated and top-seeded North Carolina (UNC) and Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) as probable opponents in the finals and semi-finals, the booters can expect the stiffest competition under the toughest conditions (three tight games in three days) of the year...
Harvard, the other East representative, finished third, sandwiching two-goal victories over Northern Colorado and Carolina around a semi-final loss to eventual champion Cortland. This year's tournament committee acknowledged general Eastern soccer superiority by granting two of the three at-large bids (regional tourney winners occupy nine of the 12 berths) to Eastern powerhouses--UConn and eighth-seeded UMass...
Assuming UConn and UMass win their first-around matches, the Huskies will kickoff against the fourth-seeded Oregon while the Minutemen must tackle the Tar Heels. Regardless of who wins those matches, the ensuing semi-final should be a close physical battle which may take its toll on the victor...
...quite a persona. Whether the name is Kluckhorn, Perlmutter, or Ginsberg, the same character resurfaces. He is a semi-suave ectomorph who will chase any nubile starlet, whether it requires a descent into a sea of polyester leisure suits at the Americana Hotel or a lengthy sojourn in a Ukrainian cafeteria in the east twenties. Though craven in the utmost, he dashes off to Djibouti or Jakarta at a moments notice, spewing out words along the way like "henbane," "anchor," "parlous," "jardiniere" as well as an occasional "zounds" or "sweet-patootie". A cultural sponge that oozes erudition and arcana...
...quarterback Terry Wilson to tightend Art "A-OK" O'Keefe combination has maintained an impressive aerial threat throughout the season. The running of explosive halfback Bob Maddox devastated South House in its semi-final match. Offensively, Q-World has little or no-trouble moving the ball all over the gridiron...