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...NOTEBOOK: Sophomore forward Ann Kletz twisted her knee in the second half and had to be carried off the field, but she is not expected to miss Tuesday's game against Boston College...Starting sophomores Christin Biggs (illness) and Tory Fair (hyperextended knee) missed the game...
...faced stiff competition from outside their own squad. The flamboyant Rumanians, determined to hang on to the team title that they had unexpectedly wrested from the Soviets at the 1987 world championships, battled valiantly. But Aurelia Dobre, who had been counted on to shine, was still recuperating from recent knee surgery and could serve up only 9.9s where 10s were needed. Thus the Soviets triumphed by a solid 1.35 points. In the battle for bronze, the U.S. lost out to the East Germans by just 0.3 of a point, felled by a controversial technical ruling that penalized the Americans...
...women's competition offered greater suspense, though the Soviets dominated there too. The exceptional depth of the Soviet team became apparent when one of its best performers, Olga Strazheva, twisted a knee during her team's rotation on the balance beam, forcing her out of the competition. Still, the Soviets prevailed over the Rumanians through the remainder of the team competition, and like the men they set an Olympic team scoring record...
Running Backs: It was bad enough losing Heisman Trophy finalist Gordon Lockbaum to graduation. But early this season, the Cross lost junior fullback Willie Bradford to a knee injury. Although primarily a passing team, the Crusaders get good ground mileage out of fullback Joe Segreti (266 yards rushing in four games, a 4.8 per-carry average...
Injury Update: Harvard was without the aid of junior forward Derek Mills and senior back Gian D'Ornellas over the weekend, as both were sidelined with injuries. Mills reaggravated a summer knee injury in the UConn game, while D'Ornellas suffers from a sprained ankle...