Word: grounder
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Because something had to be done, Scalise delivered an "inspirational" speech between periods. Less than a minute later, Tom McGivern slammed a sidearm grounder into the net from 20 feet and evened the game at seven. Throughout the game, the hard-nosed midfielder wheeled cat-like about the field, drawing penalties, initiating passing sequences, generally doing more than anyone to mediate occasional Crimson lulls in concentration; his goal was only justice...
Harvard knocked on the Brown door several times in the overtime period, but it didn't open until just 30 seconds remained. Taking the ball at mid-field, Greeley carried it herself into scoring range and fired a scorching grounder at the net. Bruin goalie Kate Lanou deflected the shot with a diving save, but Ferrante, closing from the left wing, pumped the rebound past the prone Lanou to give Harvard the championship trophy...
...Dodgers' first run came off Tommy John in the top of the fourth inning when Baker, who singled to right with one away and moved to second on Rick Monday's base hit, scored on Steve Yeager's grounder that squeaked just through the left side of the infield...
...only run off Reuss, who was 10-4 during the regular season with a 2.29 ERA, came in the second. Reggie Jackson doubled on the first pitch of the inning, and made it to third when second-baseman Dave Lopes bobbled a Bob Watson grounder. He scored moments later, when Lou Piniella singled into left field...
Fifteen minutes later, the Crimson unleashed a three-punch combination: Carrillo lofted a shot into the goal's upper left reaches, Landry blasted a grounder back the reach of a diving Burrell, and Carrillo shipped a rainbow over the head of the beleaguered goalie to cap the first half scoring...