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...narrow 10-7 win over Brown two weeks ago, had it gone the other way, could have ended any of Harvard's postseason hopes. Likewise for the season-ending showdown with Dartmouth last week...
...decisive showdown at Ohiri Field last Tuesday, Morrison held Holleran to two goals, including one late in the game when the outcome had already been decided. She also collected five ground balls in contributing to one of Harvard's best defensive games of the season...
...idea, officials said, was not to provoke one major showdown, but to gradually increase the pressure. Even as the debate in Washington progressed, the Hostage Rescue Team was sending in Abrams tanks to close in on the compound, closer and closer. Anything lighter, Koresh had threatened to blow "40 feet in the air." Then the FBI began removing the fence. "Everyone on scene said that's the most provocative thing we can do," says an official. "If we touch that fence, we stand a chance that there will be some kind of violent response. So we thought long and hard...
Even before the Harvard women's lacrosse team spanked Dartmouth yesterday in a key showdown at Ohiri Field, the sophomore predicted the flow of the game...
After a tense, eight inning pitching duel, BC finally broke through to score and gain a split in the double-header. The Harvard players were satisfied, though. Heading into an Ivy League showdown with top-ranked Yale this Saturday, yesterday's performance was more than enough...