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Crimson handball ace Danny Acosta received All-America honors for the third straight year following his second-place finish in the NCAA Championship Tournament, this weekend at the University of Texas in Austin...
...tournament final, Acosta, a senior, fell to Pat Keefe of the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle. Keefe, a former National Juniors Champion, came from behind to gain a 21-14 victory in the first game of the match--the Harvard star's first loss of the tournament...
...Acosta came back with a 21-15 win in the second game as his change in strategy caught Keefe by surprise. Playing a slower game, Acosta foiled Keefe's attempts to overpower him. Often Keefe just nicked the ball instead of using his put-away...
...tiebreaking game, the two players fought to a 2-2 tie before Acosta nailed four straight points to take the lead. Acosta then committed a series of crucial mental errors which proved to be fatal. Keefe leapt at the opportunities and went on to post an 11-7 win, taking the match and the championship...
...Danny Acosta at handball nationals...