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...yesterday.But yesterday at Appleton Arena in Canton, N.Y., the fourth-seeded Crimson (18-12-4) rallied from a two-goal deficit with three unanswered scores to overcome third-seeded Brown (15-13-5) by a 4-3 final and secure its third consecutive ECAC Tournament title and an automatic berth into the NCAA Frozen Eight next weekend. “It was a long, hard road to get here, and it’s been a tough day,” Harvard coach Katey Stone told reporters after the game. “It was a bit of a struggle...
...Andrew Flanagan both finished first in their weight classes—the latter in a bizarre sequence in the finals—while junior tri-captain Max Meltzer and junior Robbie Preston both finished second after losing in the finals.After Saturday’s competition, all four wrestlers clinched berths in the NCAA Championships, which will be held in Oklahoma City on March 17-19. The top three wrestlers in each weight class in the EIWAs earn a berth in the NCAA, and 14 wild-card wrestlers are selected by a vote among league coaches to join the group.Overall...
...YALE 6, HARVARD 3No match of the entire season had more hype than the Crimson’s semifinal bout with Yale on Saturday: the Ivies’ two best teams, going head-to-head for the second time in four days with a berth in the national title game at stake.After its 5-4 win over the Bulldogs earlier in the week, Harvard knew it had no margin for error.And when two of Wednesday’s individual match wins went the other way, the Crimson lost its chance at a second upset.“Our depth...
...Karbala. Even Samarra's Sunnis hold al-Askari in high esteem. The expression "to swear by the shrine" is routinely used by both communities. Insurgent groups that have occasionally operated out of Samarra since the fall of Saddam's regime made sure to give al-Askari a wide berth. And when U.S. and Iraqi forces stormed Samarra in October 2004, they took special care not to damage the shrine. Struggling to explain their emotions at the sight of the shattered dome, many Shi'ites cited the U.S. response to the collapsing towers of the World Trade Center. "This...
...Penn juggernaut is nearing in on a second straight Ivy League title and the automatic berth in the NCAA tournament that accompanies it. For the first time ever, though, that scenario may not spell the death of the Crimson’s postseason chances.If Harvard (12-9, 4-4 Ivy) can regroup to take at least five of the remaining six games in its 2005-06 season, the team has a chance to advance to the National Invitational Tournament for the first time in school history.First played in 1938, the NIT is the oldest postseason tournament in college basketball, although...