Word: fought
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...hard-fought 6-5 battle was a new experience for the laxwomen, who have grown accustomed this year to blowing opponents away--with scores like 22-2 against Springfield and 12-2 against Boston College--on their way to building their 10-0 record...
...Harvard came back. "We fought back tooth and claw in that first game," designated hitter Chicarello said. With reliever Mike Smerczynski derailing the Quakers, the Crimson pulled to within 5-4 on two singles, a walk, and a two-run single by Brad Bauer, a two-base error by Penn's Paul Kupeha and a triple by Chicarello. And when Allard singled home Bauer with one out in the seventh, the score was tied...
...then disagreement over a call ensued. Pompan, down 3-4, was visibly sparked by the controversy as he fought back to win the final point with an overhand slam and the set 6-4. In the third and crucial set, intense volleys and diving saves resulted in a 6-4 victory for Pompan...
...comeback for the Crimson in the third slot. Matched against Yale captain Natalya Smith, the Yardling played erratically at first, dropping the opening set, 6-2. But Schulman settled down in the next two sets and adjusted to Smith's frequent use of deep, looping shots for a hard-fought...
...scars is dwarfed by the uneasy truth that, for the most part, his fourteen months of suffering in the bowels of an Iranian jail may have been meaningless. For though he was--and continues to be--a dedicated opponent of political oppression in Iran, the very oppression that Kazem fought against has endured even after he had left prison and the Shah, too, had left Iran...