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...Podolsky, led the foil for Harvard. “Our primary objective, especially against Columbia, was to win big time in the foil squad,” Brand said. “They sure turned up big time for us.” The sabre continued to be the Achilles?? heel for the women’s team, pushing the épée and foil to make up the difference. Still, Brand acknowledged the effort of all three sabre fencers, noting sophomore Yunsoo Kim’s two victories and close matches throughout the day, despite...
...meet, which was held in a champion style and therefore consisted of both preliminary and final trials, proved to be a bit of a wake-up call for the Crimson swimmers. Performing significantly worse than usual in its early rounds, the team’s potential Achilles?? heel was revealed. “One area we definitely need to improve is swimming faster in the morning,” senior Bill Jones said. “We had a big difference between our morning preliminary swims and then our finals.” Even with this weakness...
...offensive matchup despite a lackluster Penn attack showcasing its third-string quarterback—the Quakers outgained Harvard 445 to 261 and had 27 first downs to the Crimson’s 12. And the team didn’t win the time of possession battle, its Achilles?? heel all season—Penn held the ball for nearly two-thirds of the game.“It’s interesting that you have 27 first downs to their 12 and you rush for 254 yards and you still lose the game,” Quakers coach...
...with the 24-21 victory, Murphy was just glad to see it end. “Relief,” Murphy said of his emotion after the game. REVERSAL OF FORTUNE Of the three phases of the game, special teams has consistently proven to be Harvard’s Achilles?? heel. But on Saturday, Penn was the one troubled by its kicking unit. “That was a huge part of the game, huge part of the field position game,” Murphy said. “We emphasized it all week, [Wynn] is a tremendous...
...maximum number of catchy phrases per minute; when there’s so much to say, who has time to conjugate verbs? And she did succeed in conveying her dedication (to buzzwords, if nothing else). When the moderator asked what each candidate considered to be his or her Achilles?? heel, Palin assured the audience of her “experience as an executive” and “connection to the heartland of America,” before conceding that “we are not perfect as a nation. But together, we represent a perfect ideal...