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...anticipate those two teams changing up what they do,” Amaker said. “They’re very consistent and they had success against us the first time. Both games were very good ballgames, possession games that could’ve changed in our favor...
...neutral zone and broke up the ice. She beat her Crimson defender and fed the puck to Wakefield, UNH’s top scorer, who was waiting on the right post to put in the shorthanded tally. All the momentum seemed to be in the Wildcats’ favor, with netminder Lindsey Minton stopping a number of Harvard shots. But at 9:21, tri-captain Sarah Vaillancourt took matters into her own hands.Vaillancourt took a pass from Sluzas and drove to the net from the right circle. After outmaneuvering the UNH defense, she slipped the puck past Minton...
...Having watched rival armies fight their way back and forth across the country for the past 30 years since the Soviets invaded, Afghans have become adept at accommodating themselves with the likely winner at any given moment. Right now, the trends are not moving in Washington's favor, and that fact is recognized by the Afghan citizenry. "There's been a major shift towards acceptance of the Taliban," military scholar Anthony Cordesman told a congressional panel last week. He noted that polling in Afghanistan shows "the number of people who feel the United States has performed well in Afghanistan...
...Having watched rival armies fight their way back and forth across the country for the past 30 years since the Soviets invaded, Afghans have become adept at accommodating themselves with the likely winner at any given moment. Right now, the trends are not moving in Washington's favor, and that fact is recognized by the Afghan citizenry. "There's been a major shift towards acceptance of the Taliban," military scholar Anthony Cordesman told a congressional panel last week. He noted that polling in Afghanistan shows "the number of people who feel the United States has performed well in Afghanistan...
...Turnovers may have sealed the Crimson’s fate Saturday night, but spotty officiating—especially down the stretch—didn’t help either.Two debatable calls with under 30 seconds to play in the game swung in the Lions’ favor, and Delaney-Smith and the Crimson were left scratching their heads.Down by one, Harvard put together a disciplined defensive possession that included an inbounds play from Columbia after an offensive rebound and timeout. But freshman Brogan Berry was called for a foul on the Lions’ Lauren Dywer as the shot clock...