Word: matchup
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...combined to beat by 72 one month ago, they’ll be no worse than two games clear with five to play.As Penn takes that long bus ride back from Ithaca Saturday night, it will have nearly four weeks and five meaningless games standing between it and a matchup with a No. 3 or 4 seed in the NCAA tournament. It’s most daunting remaining game (a road visit to Yale) takes place during the league’s closing weekend, meaning that the Quakers could probably wear those Ivy Champion caps and shirts they busted...
...effort at Brown last weekend and launching 41 more in the Beanpot opening round against Boston University on Monday, Harvard peppered the Princeton net with 57 shots on Friday.And after notching two goals against the Bears and adding three against the Terriers, the Crimson produced five scores in the matchup with the Tigers—its highest total since defeating crosstown rival Boston College by a 5-3 score on Nov. 15.“The last few games, we’ve been getting tons of shots on goal and not much to show...
...Brown award, awarded annually to the best collegiate hockey player in New England…The Crimson held the Northeastern power play scoreless in six chances, including three opportunities in the third period…Last night’s contest was Harvard’s final non-conference matchup of the season.—Staff writer Karan Lodha can be reached at klodha@fas.harvard.edu...
...goals on the year, further demonstrated her offensive prowess when she took a feed from sophomore forward Laura Brady to increase the lead to 2-0.Junior Jennifer Sifers sealed the win only 34 seconds into the final frame, sneaking past the Quinnipiac defense to score unassisted. From there, the matchup devolved into a sloppy, 13-penalty third period.“The referee let the game get out of control,” Schroyer said. “It was very physical, out of control, really not safe, which you hate to see in women’s hockey...
...into foul trouble and can set up in three-forward sets that exploit smaller defensive units. Last year, the perimeter-oriented McCaffery was often forced to play the power forward slot. This year, the 6’1 forward has moved to the three-spot on the perimeter, creating matchup problems for smaller players or slower posts who attempt to close out against her quick release. That frees up the lane for Moretzsohn, who at 6’7 is the league’s tallest player by four inches and already has an automatic hook shot from the right...