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...write this with the utmost relief. Critics and professional sports writers thought this year’s tournament a comparative dud, devoid of drama and first-round upsets. An Elite Eight that featured three No.1 vs. No. 2 matchups and a No. 1 vs. No. 3 game gave little momentum or substance to feel-good stories about underdogs and the growing parity in college basketball.That, however, has little to do with my delight at the Tournament’s conclusion.I’ve spent much of the past three weeks hunting down internet connections and sports bars in Buenos...
...victory over Ghattas by the slimmest of margins, 15-14.“[The final bout] absolutely could’ve gone either way,” Hagamen said. “It was really a lot of back and forth, the lead changed quite a bit, the momentum really was going back and forth a lot. I felt lucky that in the end it went my way. Patrick was killing me on his defensive actions and I had to try to adjust my strategy.”Hagamen now finishes his career with three all-America performances, a national...
...think we were able to build up a lot of momentum early because our faceoff guy, [co-captain] John Henry Flood, was doing an excellent job getting fast breaks,” Stenmark said. “That’s what we wanted, seeing how one of our best shooters on the team is Evan Calvert...
...seventh inning, and then put the game out of reach on a double scorched down the right-field line by captain Brendan Byrne. But while the score turned out somewhat lopsided, Harvard might have been in store for a shootout had Bruton not stymied Columbia’s offensive momentum. After the Lions tied the game at 4-4 in the fourth, Bruton replaced freshman Eric Eadington. Bruton slammed the door with 3 2/3 dominant innings of one-hit ball. “He shut them down completely and didn’t give them a chance...
...taste in their mouths. The Crimson succumbed, 23-12, to Syracuse (6-4) last Sunday afternoon at Jordan Field, marking its third straight loss to the Orange. Syracuse snagged an early lead in the first half, pushing past Harvard to go ahead 4-1. The Crimson quickly regained its momentum, with sophomore Kaitlin Martin and junior Natalie Curtis each finding the net to cut the Orange’s lead to one goal. But Syracuse went on a three-score run in the 14th minute to move into a 7-3 lead. The Crimson kept up the pressure...