Word: stringing
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Midshipmen took advantage of several Harvard miscues early on and raced out to a 9-3 halftime lead. The game was essentially over at that point, and Navy used both its second- and third-string goalies in mop-up duty...
...string of solid freshmen performers secured victory for the Crimson...
After all, sophomore Nick Palazzo is 5' 8 and would have been hidden behind Rose's shadow. And he wasn't supposed to see a minute of playing time as the Crimson's fourth-string tailback...
...Certainly a tough act for Palazzo to follow, not least of all because Palazzo didn't know whether he would have a chance to rival it. Going into preseason workouts as the team's fourth-string tailback, he had only a few weeks to prove himself to the coaching staff...
...suddenly, the unthinkable happened. Harvard cornerback Rick Frisbie '71 tackled Calvin Hill with such jarring force that Hill fumbled. Harvard took over, still trailing by 16 points. Harvard coach John Yovison astounded the fans with a daring decision--he inserted third-string quarterback Frank Champi '70 into perhaps the most most high-pressure situation in Ivy League sports history. The decision proved not only bold, but prescient. Champi, though he had played but a few minutes in his entire Harvard career up to that point, methodically picked apart the Yale defense and reached the endzone with a touchdown toss. Forty...