Word: matchup
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Once that gap was opened, Harvard was unable to do much down the stretch to close it, and never crept closer than nine over the game’s final 15 minutes. As has become customary in the Harvard-Penn matchup, the Crimson was kept at bay by the quickness and versatility of the Quakers’ three-guard lineup, as all of Penn’s starting backcourt players reached double figures—Begley had a game high 21 points, while Ibrahim Jaaber added 12 and Osmundson racked up 10. The trio also combined for 18 rebounds, eight...
...paper, the every-third-year matchup would appear to favor Harvard (14-5-2, 11-4-1 ECAC), which enters the tournament riding a five-game winning streak punctuated by a final-minute victory over streaking league rival Dartmouth. The Huskies (10-13-4, 6-8-3 Hockey East), on the other hand, limp into this evening’s faceoff winners of just four of their last 15 contests. During that stretch, Northeastern has been defeated by BC, Vermont, BU, and Maine—all of whom the Crimson knocked off earlier this season...
...early nerves were an indication of the huge importance of the matchup, with the Quakers trying to put a stranglehold on the Ivy League while Harvard battled to avoid its third loss...
...time the marquee matchup pitting intercollegiate No. 4 sophomore Siddharth Suchde against No. 5 Bernardo Samper took center court, the outcome to the contest had long been decided and the once overflowing crowd had thinned...
There can be no doubt that Union was overrated prior to its first matchup with the Crimson...