Word: attempting
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...times for 64 yards. Penn ran the ball 37 times and got only 19 net yards. Part of the reason for Penn's ineffectiveness was that its stud running back, Kris Ryan, left at the beginning of the second quarter--but since he got hurt on a rushing attempt into the heart of the Harvard defense, you have to give the Crimson full credit...
Harvard's offense didn't need to do much to win. After Penn's opening-drive touchdown, Harvard's defense dominated. When Wilford threw an interception at the Crimson 29, the defense did not allow a first down, and the Quakers missed a field goal attempt. Penn took over its next possession at the Harvard 45, and on the first play, senior linebacker Jeff Svicarovich destroyed tight end Benjamin Zagorski, forcing a fumble...
...Harvard defense gave up only two combined first downs on Penn's first six possessions after the half. During that span, three plays after senior Mike Giampaolo missed a 30-yard attempt, Kacyvenski made an interception to give the offense the ball at the Penn 30, and Harvard scored to make it 14-7. Another three-and-out followed, and senior Terence Patterson returned a punt 77 yards to tie the game...
...Davis' attempt to refer the term bill decision to the student body was hamstrung by council procedure from the very start. He was not allowed to present his motion initially because he is not a council member...
...This play should be applauded as a spirited attempt to make a new point about the war and its effect on certain families, but it is not as piercing as Life is Beautiful; the director-writer's vision falls apart at the seams because of the slow pace, unnecessary pauses, unrealistic acting and especially because the ambiguity is in danger of simply confusing the viewer instead of emphasizing the universality of the sadness and suffering that the war caused...