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Midway through the first half, one scoreboard showed Harvard with 13 points while the other gave them only 11. At one point, just as Yale guard Theresa Durkin was streaking toward the basket on a breakaway. Harvard's 30-second shot clock inexplicably went off, stopping play before Durkin could score...

Author: By Charles W. Slack, | Title: Cagers and Scoreboards Falter in 57-49 Yale Loss | 2/5/1981 | See Source »

...DeBraase converted a three-on-one breakaway into the Engineers' fourth score, and he picked up his second and the team's fifth just over a minute later...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Engineers Whip Icemen, 9-1, Capitalizing on Speed, Defense | 12/6/1980 | See Source »

Mark Fusco whipped a bullet past Demetroulakos for a power-play tally at 15:59, and Burke--who continued to excel--slammed one home on a breakaway despite added red, black and white poundage draped around his legs to close the gap to 5-4 where it remained until 1:44 of the third period...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Huskies Rampage, Tear Icemen, 11-5 | 11/26/1980 | See Source »

Just six minutes later the Wildcats added the gamewinner. It came on a two-on-one breakaway which totally immobilized the perfectly positioned Lamont. The freshmen effectively blocked off the onrushing Haroules, but New Hampshire's senior tri-captain fed Janet Greene with a perfect cross to give the Wildcats a 2-1 lead they never relinquished...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Stickwomen Close Campaign, Drop 2-1 Squeaker to UNH | 11/8/1980 | See Source »

...needed is a pair of sneakers and two good lungs. You might find yourself becoming one of the game's fanatics, like the guy who drove up from Albany (yeah, 3 1/2 hours away), class of '79, to play for his old house, streaked down the field for a breakaway goal or two, hopped back into his old blue cutlass after the game and rode off into the sunset with a victor's smile on his lips...

Author: By Sara Nichols, | Title: A Field Day | 10/25/1980 | See Source »

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