Word: backhanded
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...after two and a half periods of scoreless (and fairly colorless) hockey, Villiotte finally let one slip by. Bryant's low backhand through a crowd from 10 feet snuck past Villiotte on the glove side to finally light the lamp 47:23 into the game...
Harvard blasted shots from everywhere on the ice, scoring at 8:05 when sophomore forward Cory Gustafson received a pass from junior forward Brian Farrell in front of the net and slipped a backhand shot over Villa's extended glove...
Playing singles, George Bush seldom won on the tennis courts of the Houston Country Club, even back in the early '60s, when he was young and fast. He had no backhand, and his serve was worse -- "the falling leaf," he called it. But Bush compensated. He chose as his partner a lawyer from a distinguished Texas family, who just happened to have been captain of the varsity team at Princeton. With the polished James Addison Baker III at his right side, the southpaw Bush was able to emphasize his strengths: his forehand, quick reflexes at the net and steadiness...
Harvard broke into the scoring column later in the first period. Whyte collected a pass from senior Jen Minkus at the right of the Princeton net and slid it cross-crease to a well-positioned Ginny Simonds. Simonds buried the backhand, evening the contest...
Even before BU touched the puck in the finals of the tournament, Ike Ikauniks flicked a high backhand into the net at :13 of the first session, giving the Crimson a lead it would never relinquish...