Word: daggering
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...night, Housman had 13 points, including a dagger of a three with just over a minute to play, and the Crimson had another critical non-conference victory in its young season and Amaker’s young tenure...
...running, but Lin is denied. BU gets a layup on the other end. 68-74. 2:28 Miller is fouled on the loose ball. Big play for the sophomore here, shooting two. Absolute brick on the first. The second no better, still 68-74. 2:00 Lowe nails the dagger with two minutes, three pointer puts Terriers up 68-77. 1:51 Pusar nails quick bucket, but Harvard is going to need a minor miracle here to come back, 70-77. 1:44 Crimson draws a turnover on Lowe. Harvard ball. Housman to Magnerelli for quick bucket, 72-77, with...
Harvard point guard Drew Housman pushes the ball down the court. The Crimson is up four with just over a minute to play. His defender gives him space. Housman takes two dribbles, stops, pops, and nails a three right in the face of his opponent. It is a dagger, sending the Crimson to a narrow victory. For anyone watching the game last against New Hampshire, this sounds like an exact description of Housman’s big-time three that put the Crimson up for good last night en route to its 72-67 ousting of the Wildcats...
...game, Harvard shot just 21.4 percent from three, a sharp contrast to a season average of 42.9 percent from long range. Fairfield posted 4-of-9 in the same category in the first half, increasing the lead to 29-21 at half on Sabra Wrice’s dagger from three with just 24 seconds remaining before the break. Junior forward Katie Rollins led Crimson scoring in the half and the game, putting up six points in the first four minutes and finishing with 12 on the night. Junior guard Niki Finelli posted 11 points and eight rebounds...
...that was the dagger, Lin’s three-pointer as the shot clock expired with 1:36 remaining to give the Crimson an 89-68 edge was the nail in the coffin, capping off the big nine-minute...