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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...little strategy combined with a little luck was all that Cornell needed to defeat the the Harvard wrestling team, 26-15, in the Crimson's first Ivy League match of the season...

Author: By C.j. Georges, | Title: Cornell Bats Matmen | 2/3/1986 | See Source »

...Patriots thrilled us for 19 weeks this season. Two weeks ago they rode a tidal wave of hoopla into the Superdome, and emerged with the most inglorious defeat in the history of the nation's most glorious sporting event...

Author: By Robert F. Cunha jr., | Title: Patriots' Pathos | 2/1/1986 | See Source »

Sadly, area fans accept all this with a steely cynicism. After all, every other time the Patriots have neared success, their odyssey has ended in disappointing, controversial, and utter defeat. A little more salt in the wound will hardly hurt...

Author: By Robert F. Cunha jr., | Title: Patriots' Pathos | 2/1/1986 | See Source »

Maley, in fact, snagged last week's Ivy Player of the Week honors with a 25-point, 12-rebound performance in his squad's defeat of the Bruins...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Beware of Elis, Bruins | 1/31/1986 | See Source »

...points also represent the highest single-game output in Keffer's college career. Her previous game-high was 18 points, which she netted in the Crimson's last loss--a 58-56 defeat at the hands of Maine University more than a month...

Author: By Geoffrey Simon, | Title: Minutewomen March By Women Cagers | 1/29/1986 | See Source »

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