Word: matchup
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Friday night, the Crimson took on Penn, the only undefeated team in the Ivy League. In the teams’ previous matchup, the Quakers pummeled Harvard, winning the match 3-1. But this time, the Crimson matched the No. 1 team and more, defeating Penn with scores of 25-22, 12-25, 27-25, 25-16, 15-10. The victory ended Harvard’s nine-match losing streak versus Penn...
...other famous trainees. He sometimes talks as if the fighter has already reached his peak. Manny, he says, "has nothing more to prove." He predicts a first-round knockout of Cotto but, even as people are already talking about the fight after that (Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the dream matchup), Roach says Pacquiao may have just two more fights in him and then ought to call it quits...
...Crimson’s championship was only possible last year because the Quakers handed the Bears their only loss on the season—and if the matchup between Harvard and Penn had gone differently, the Quakers could have worn the Ivy crown a season earlier...
...matchup dominated by the play of guards, the Crimson frontcourt came through...
...days leading up to the game, the contest was hyped as a matchup between Harvard’s Ivy-best offense and Penn’s top-ranked defense. But the Quakers showed the most offensive prowess early on, scoring on their first possession, when Penn quarterback Kyle Olson hit receiver Marcus Lawrence on a screen pass. Lawrence found himself with an open field in front of him and took full advantage, sauntering into the endzone for a 51-yard touchdown reception...