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...Anne of Green Gables novels, set in Prince Edward Island, the titular character is constantly engaged in back-and-forth bickering with her classmate and rival, Gilbert Blythe. When PEI visited the Bright Hockey Center for an exhibition contest yesterday, it was a similarly give-and-take affair, as Harvard’s freshmen powered the Crimson to a 6-3 victory. “I thought both teams battled very hard,” said Harvard coach Ted Donato ’91. “I give PEI a lot of credit—they really stuck with...
Lafayette’s defense entered the contest as the nation’s top defense in both points (8.8) and yards allowed per game (210). Harvard, meanwhile, was ranked among the top defenses in the Ivy League and in the top 20 in the country in both rushing and passing defense. But in the first half, it wasn’t clear that either defense was heavily involved. By halftime, the score stood at 17-17, though the entire half involved only two scoring drives longer than 50 yards, the first a 10-play, 86-yard touchdown drive...
WIFE-CARRYING CONTEST...
...squad’s backup runner, Ricardo Galvez, playing only in garbage time, has more rushing yards than anyone on Harvard, Princeton, or Brown. Matt Polhemus, Eli’s senior quarterback, is throwing only 17 times a game, down from roughly 21 attempts per contest last season. Head coach Jack Siedlecki is going with what’s working, and that’s a heavy dose of superlative tailback Mike McLeod, who has amassed 719 yards and 13 touchdowns through four weeks...
...done so for students of all socio-economic backgrounds, not just those with pockets deep enough to front cash for expensive events.If anything is to threaten that—as the funding freeze and new restrictions do—it should be something more than a pissing contest between a self-important UC and an overly cautious and paternalistic administration...