Word: clincher
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Down 15 points to archrival Dartmouth in the second half of a title-clincher last March, Harvard found an offensive sparkplug to match the electricity of the crowd roaring in a packed Lavietes Pavilion...
...upset Harvard in Cambridge, fellow northerner St. Lawrence dominated Dartmouth for a 3-0 victory in Hanover.The Saints not only shut down the Big Green offense, but outshot their perennial rivals, 41-24. St. Lawrence converted on two of its eight powerplays for the game winning goal and the clincher to go up by three goals late in the second period. Overall, the Saints had a very balanced game, and held Dartmouth in check the entire game.The win was also St. Lawrence’s eighth in its last 10 games versus the Big Green.Yesterday, while Harvard?...
...Knotted at one entering the final period, the Crimson again snapped out of its malaise of penalties and turnovers courtesy of the power play. After a Katie Johnston rebound effort of a Weaver slapshot toppled Gaudiel, Raimondi picked up the loose puck and buried it top shelf. The clincher came on a 5-on-3 with 7:26 remaining in the contest. Gaudiel knocked down another Raimondi offering, but it fell at the feet of Johnston, who quickly shuttled it to fast-starting freshman Sarah Wilson for the finish and her fifth goal of the young season. With the assist...
This contest could be the clincher in the Ivy-Patriot series, as wins by heavy favorites Brown and Penn and a victory by the Tigers in this one would put the Ancient Eight up 9-4 with just four games left between the two leagues...
...Schindel’s. And even before his final kick—the 29-yard clincher in the second overtime—soared between the goal posts, Schindel raised his arms outward in celebration, gliding the length of the field before piling atop senior punter Mike King while the two were themselves swallowed in a pile of Crimson jerseys. Not a bad outcome for a player whose position usually draws attention only when the kick doesn’t split the uprights...