Word: stingiest
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Pete Carril's Princeton quintet is the odds-on favorite to defend their Ivy League crown. The Tigers were the stingiest team on defense in the nation last year giving up an average of only 51.7 points a game. Carril has four starters back including deadly peripheral shooters Bill Sowinski, guard Bill Omeltchenko, and 6-ft., 8-in. junior center Bob Roma...
...statistics mean anything, then Harvard and Yale will most likely play to a standoff on Saturday. The Crimson leads the Ivies in total offense, averaging 404.3 yards per game, while Yale has been the stingiest on defense, yielding a meager total of 248.5 yards...
...Elis boast the best defense, limiting the opposition to 255.2 yards a game. Princeton stands second, while Harvard is third. The Bruins are the stingiest team in the Ivies with points, giving up only 11.5 a contest. Harvard is second, allowing opponents only 14 per game...
...into a unified league beater is soft-speaking, second-year Coach K.C. Jones. A paradigm of defensive skill during his nine seasons with the Boston Celtics, Jones insists that his players complement their effective fast break with unrelenting defensive pressure. As a result, the Bullets are now the second stingiest team in the league. "We believe offense is for shooters and defense is for all five guys," says Jones. "Fortunately, our starters are all shooters...
HARVARD-YALE-Yale seems to have just about everything going for it, including a devastating offense and the stingiest of defenses. Despite last week's showing, Harvard does have a powerful offense, one that can score against anybody. The Crimson will rise to the emotional challenge of this game, and an 11-game winning streak will become a thing of the past. Harvard 29, Yale...