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...pull an upset, the Crimson will have to overcome the absence of All-American Adam Dixon. The middle-distance sensation ripped a tendon in his foot in a meet against Army earlier this season and will not be able to start training for at least four months...
...case, the team--3-6 so far--will not be as strong with Dixon out of the lineup. In pressure situations, the team could always get the ball to Dixon, who could dribble out of the press. Now, McLaughlin will have to find another ball handler, or, more likely, slow down the offense...
McLaughlin's dour two-week assessment may be a little on the optimistic side, according to Dixon. "It feels okay, but I really can't bend my knee back. That might be a result of it being in a cast for 11 days, Dr. Boland wants to take another look at it Friday, but tentatively I will be out for a month...
...best, that means that Dixon will be back--although not at full speed--for matches at Brown and Yale on February 5 and 6. Until then, McLaughlin will juggle subs for the 5-ft. 10-in. guard, who so far this season has averaged close to the maximum 40 minutes per game...
...this year, when Dixon has been forced to the bench for rest or because of penalties, McLaughlin has gone to some combination of swingman Donald Fleming and freshman guards Ferry and Kyle Standley...