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...fact: When freshman bee co-host George A. Thampy '10 (of "Spellbound" fame) competed in the National Spelling Bee in 1999, he misspelled "kirtle" as "curtle"—the same way that contestant Julie M. Zauzmer '13 did in this week's competition. “My sympathy was all with her in that moment,” he said. The error had cost Thampy the championship, causing him to place third. Fortunately for Zauzmer, her stakes were lower...
Wittman, seemingly able to sink a shot from anywhere on the court, contributed six treys on the night. The senior demonstrated the value of experience late in the game when he stepped up and stymied Harvard’s 12-0 run by responding to freshman Christian Webster’s momentous three with one of his own. Wittman led all players with 27 points on the night...
...forward came up big for the Crimson, contributing two steals and leading all Harvard players with six rebounds. On defense, Casey executed clean blocks to rob Cornell of easy transition points—as well as momentum—in the first half. The freshman also redoubled his efforts on offense and witnessed success drawing fouls while driving to the post. Although Casey shot just 2-of-6 from the field Friday night, he did his job at the charity stripe to rack up 14 points overall...
After a three from freshman guard Christian Webster brought Harvard (17-6, 6-3 Ivy) to within five points of the two-time defending Ivy champions, Cornell seniors Ryan Wittman and Louis Dale hit back-to-back threes to stifle the Crimson comeback, helping the Big Red (22-4, 8-1) pull away to a 79-70 victory at Lavietes Pavilion Friday night...
...Freshman Kyle Casey was the team’s second-leading scorer with a hard-fought 14 points. Lin and Casey went a combined 0-for-5 from behind the arc, where it seemed as if the opposition couldn’t miss...