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...both proved to be game winners. The first goal, against the Terriers Friday evening, was all the more incredible, however, when placed in the context of the game. It came in the second overtime, after over 100 minutes of a scoreless draw, with both teams grinding to tally a hard-fought win. Just thirty seconds into the second extra frame, Wideroff received a one-time pass from Hagner, too one touch, then ripped a shot from 18 yards out upper-90’s for an improbable goal and an improbable win. Wideroff continued her inspired play Sunday, tallying...
...Jelena Jankovic, 22, is headed for a quarterfinals match with Venus Williams on Wednesday night at the U.S. Open in New York. Meanwhile, Djokovic, the third seed at the Open, just behind Federer and Nadal and ahead of Roddick, made it into the quarterfinals on Tuesday night after a hard-fought four setter against the Argentine Juan Monaco. In a country where football and basketball have long held pride of place, hundreds of thousands tuned into late-night state-run Channel One to watch Ana's progress, only to see her lose to Venus in the fourth round...
...redeem himself he did. In a hard-fought match with frequent shifts of momentum, Suchde remained focused and pulled out a convincing four-game win, 9-2, 7-9, 10-8, 9-2, avenging his earlier defeats and ending a run of seven out of eight national titlists from Princeton...
...weekend later in the season, facing Yale and Brown on the road. Harvard first suffered a 5-1 defeat at the hands of the Bulldogs, its worst loss of the season. A day later, the Crimson had to settle for a tie with Brown after the Bears co.mpleted a hard-fought comeback to tie the game with just 13.3 seconds left on the clock.In the season’s final weekend, however, Harvard finally seemed to find its groove. After dispatching Colgate by a 4-1 margin, the Crimson was able to avenge its early-season loss at Cornell, beating...
...after the game. “I’m devastated for them. They were warriors to the end.”But despite the anguish of the tough loss, the Crimson had plenty to be proud of and plenty of positives to reflect on following an exciting and hard-fought season.After losing its three stars to the Winter Olympics in Turin the previous year and proving it could play without them by winning the ECAC Tournament and making an NCAA Frozen Eight appearance, Harvard had a lot to look forward to at the beginning of the season with...