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...against the Saints, the Crimson took the court 24 hours later to face the tournament hosts—the University of Southern California—probably the toughest opponent on its schedule all season. Despite the fact that Harvard’s upset bid ended in a 95-74 defeat, the Crimson played the Trojans nearly even in the second half and can take a lot of encouragement from the way that it competed against one of the top teams in the country.“We responded really well against USC,” Delaney-Smith said.Playing...
...looking to turn some close losses in its favor.The Harvard wrestling team (1-5) finished winter break at the Lonestar Duals Saturday in Arlington, Texas, besting Stanford 24-21 before dropping close matches to Cal Poly and No. 7 Minnesota, 16-19 and 20-28, respectively. Despite the narrow defeats, junior co-captain Louis Caputo felt encouraged by the Crimson’s resolve against top teams.“The [duals] went well,” he said. “It felt good to pull off the win against Stanford, and we held our own against Minnesota...
...arrival of Quinnipiac at Bright Hockey Center on Saturday provided the Harvard women’s hockey team with a chance for redemption after the previous night’s defeat. Coming off a tight 1-0 loss to divisional foe Princeton on Friday, the Crimson (6-6-3, 6-3-2 ECAC) took advantage of a shoddy Quinnipiac defense while simultaneously keeping scoring opportunities for the Bobcats (3-18-2, 2-7-2 to a minimum in a 3-1 victory. Saturday’s game also provided senior goaltender Brittany Martin with another chance to reestablish her previously...
...lineup. We’re never going to bank on those excuses—they’re great opportunities for other kids to step up.” The loss also breaks Harvard’s 27-game unbeaten streak at Bright. The team’s last defeat at home came almost two years ago, a 2-1 loss to St. Lawrence on Jan. 26, 2007. “You’ve got to be resilient, and I liked our effort tonight,” Stone said. “There were so many good things that...
...were to fall, the Tigers could simply move underground, returning to the guerrilla tactics such as suicide bombings which made them famous and have contributed to the conflict's enormous death toll: more than 65,000 deaths since 1983. "Even if you occupy Kilinochchi, you're not going to defeat the LTTE as such," says Gajan Ponnambalam, a member of parliament whose party, the Tamil National Alliance, is sympathetic to the LTTE. "They'll go underground and continue the struggle in a different...