Word: matchup
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Draughan may present the bigger matchup problem due to his size. The 6’7 swingman is too quick for most forwards, yet smaller guards have trouble dealing with his ability to shoot over the top and post up. Draughan is also a superior defensive player; his length allows him to get in the passing lanes (21 steals) and haul down rebounds (4.9 per contest...
...That matchup worked out terrifically for us,” Sullivan said...
...against Penn and Princeton. The fast, strong guards of the Quakers kept on his heels all game, holding him to three points in Harvard’s loss, while he scored a team-high 17 in the Crimson’s successful effort to combat Princeton’s matchup zone...
...previous widest margin of victory for the Crimson against its in-town rival was 6-1 during the 1998-1999 season, while the most goals scored was seven, tallied in the same season. Other notable achievements from last night’s matchup include tri-captain Julie Chu moving ahead of Angie Francisco for sixth on the Harvard all-time scoring list...
However, for the first half of the opening period, Northeastern looked like it might be able to keep the matchup close. The Crimson could not manage to score, but still had the Huskies reeling and scrambling all over its defensive zone...