Word: acadia
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...trio's odyssey might begin in Bar Harbor, Me., at the Acadia National Park, a 41,634-acre delight of mountains, sea-coast and forests. It is ideal for camping and hiking, but fellow campers warn the new arrivals that the national parks are not as pleasant as they used to be: once, one could leave his belongings untended at a campsite; now they must be locked away. "Cutpurses," observes Dickens knowingly...
Harvard began ferociously, pouring in the contest's first 10 points. But Acadia switched to a zone defense and stormed back to grab a 16-12 lead behind the fire of guard Robert Upshaw...
...Crimson defense, the trademark of Sanders' teams, flustered Acadia in the second half. Harvard's tenacious man-to-man defense consistently forced turnovers while a balanced scoring attack poured in the points to put the game out of reach...
...Acadia could only manage 26 second-half points to Harvard's 52. Everything clicked for the Crimson as Sanders substituted freely to get a look at all of his players...
...must be realistic of course," he continued. "Acadia was weak and we are going to go up against some bigger teams. We're planning on being competitive no matter who we go against...