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Though Harvard was coming off a 13-day break for finals, Amaker refused to let the break become an excuse...
...kills, but Harvard kept the game close. With the score tied at 24, Springfield shot ahead on a 6-2 run to force the fifth and final game. Although the two squads remained neck-and-neck the entire night, Harvard finally yielded to break the tie. After a pair of Pride double-blocks, Springfield seized a 9-6 lead and didn’t look back, topping the Crimson, 15-8, for the game and the win. “They used the crowd, and we kind of gave it to them [in the fifth game], but I think...
...echoing his coaches’ emphasis on mental preparation.“I think [the key] is focus, nothing miraculous.” Hayes said. “I’m not training differently, it’s just attention to little things.”Indeed, a break from training for finals period had little impact on any of the Crimson, as seniors Sasha Ermakov and Michael Kalfayan, sophomore Alexi Chijoff-Evans, and freshmen Alistair Felton and Davis Mangam claimed winning weekends. In addition, the 2-1 singles performance of rookie Robertson McAnulty and 3-1 doubles results...
...Green connected on just 63.6 percent of its free throws, including three big ones as Harvard mounted its comeback in the waning minutes of regulation.Both Lin and Harvard head coach Tommy Amaker were quick to downplay the notion that the team’s recent two-week break for exams had anything to do with its poor free throw shooting in particular or its performance overall.“Obviously the placement of [exams] doesn’t fare well for us, but it’s not an excuse,” Amaker said. “We didn?...
...Silent" approach: "[The interrogator] says nothing to the source, but looks him squarely in the eye, preferably with a slight smile on his face. It is important not to look away from the source but force him to break eye contact first. The source may become nervous, begin to shift in his chair, cross and re-cross his legs, and look away. He may ask questions, but the [interrogator] should not answer until he is ready to break the silence. The source may blurt out questions such as, "Come on now, what do you want with me?" When the [interrogator...