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After last weekend's disappointing loss at home to Brown, 6-5, the team now has a chance to prove its early season success was not a fluke when it faces off against archrival Cornell (4-2-0, ECAC 2-2-0) in Ithaca, N.Y. on Sunday...

Author: By Ted G. Rose and Jay K. Varma, S | Title: Icemen to Battle Big Red, Lynah Rowdies Tomorrow | 12/7/1991 | See Source »

Senior Loren Ambinder finally broke through the Crusaders' defense near the end of the first half, pouncing on a rebound which rolled off the goalie's pads. Holy Cross tied the score about 10 minutes into the second half. Nora Tracey chipped a fluke goal into the net on a Crusader corner...

Author: By Joanne Nelson, | Title: Stickwomen Clip Crusaders | 9/25/1991 | See Source »

Many experts thought the record a fluke, unlikely to be repeated. At 7,347 ft. above sea level, Mexico City was perfect for a leap into history, but just ! that once. The Red Sea parts only under extremely specific cosmic circumstances. Beamon never got close to his record again, nor did he quite figure out how he did it. All others who tried failed. Until last week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Up, Up and Out of Sight! | 9/9/1991 | See Source »

...search committee's affinity for Rudenstine's background was no fluke. The man who may very well have been its second choice fit this professional mold as well. Gerhard Casper became dean of the University of Chicago Law School in 1979 at 41 before becoming provost there...

Author: By Joseph R. Palmore, | Title: A Professional President | 4/8/1991 | See Source »

...Saturday at the Howe Cup tournament in New Haven, the Princeton women's squash team proved that their 5-4 victory over a younger, less experienced Harvard squad on February 4 was not just a fluke. The Tigers beat Harvard, 6-3, on neutral ground, cementing its imminent title as national champions...

Author: By Rebecca D. Knowles, | Title: Racquetwomen Lose, 6-3 | 2/12/1991 | See Source »

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