Word: comebacking
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Despite a strong comeback late in the second half, the Harvard women's basketball team suffered a 62-59 loss in its home opener against the University of New Hampshire quintet last night...
...wistfully hope the University could, following on the example of the Australian government, politely tell Nixon to take his traveling comeback show elsewhere. Of course, they cannot and should not have any control over speakers invited here by undergraduate organizations. While we defend the Republican Club's right to invite Nixon, we consider such action opportunistic on their part...
...admittedly the dour visage is nothing new, Parker was pretty much right on the mark when he discontentedly mumbled after the game that, "This was not a typical Harvard-B.U. game. For the most part, it was a dull, boring game." Aside from an abortive third-period Crimson comeback ignited by hustling freshman defenseman Mitch Olson and the inspired heroics of senior star Gene Purdy (who suffered a broken wrist in the final seconds and won't be able to show off his new Swedish Jofa helmet for at least a few weeks), last night's edition of this...
Parker was really referring to the fact that his defending champions have been flat, not only last night, but also in last week's narrow victories over Providence and Dartmouth (the latter required a frenzied third-period comeback to achieve). To those who wonder how a coach with an undefeated squad can be so concerned, Parker says simply, "They don't know a thing about hockey...
...good enough (12 saves, 28 overall) and the Terrier defense just careful enough to prevent Harvard from damaging their unblemished record. And when Todd Johnson slid his third goal of the night 80 feet into an empty net to make it 8-5, blemished only was Harvard's aborted comeback attempt...