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...said that this team was composed of the fittest set of athletes he had ever seen.During virtually every season between 1982 and 1984, the team welcomed two or three “very good” athletes from other sports, which according to Kingston allowed the team to build momentum. Being a club sport worked in the team’s favor in other ways. They subscribed to a “work hard, play hard” philosophy, and were known for having a keg on the sidelines during games, which would not have been allowed under varsity regulations.Because...
...time the controversial referendum had gained momentum, there were already 10 nuclear free zones in the United States...
...tournament play in Kansas with tournament victories in Boca Raton and Radford. In the last contest, the Crimson edged out the Highlanders, who were recently ousted in the first round of the 2009 NCAA tournament, 3-2, to nab the title.But Harvard couldn’t maintain its preseason momentum, as the team split with perennial basement-dweller Columbia in its Ivy opener. Though the Crimson bounced back with back-to-back doubleheader wins against Penn and Rhode Island the next week, the team struggled to maintain consistency as the regular season wore on. “In general, it?...
...Meminger, and captain Derek Jones to pull off the stunning upset and capture the Beanpot trophy. “To go from fourth to all the way to the top this year is really exciting,” Saretsky said. “It gave them a lot of momentum about how competitive and how successful we can be as a team.” The following week, it was the women’s turn to earn their share of the glory, beating Yale and Princeton by 54 and 18 points, respectively. Christensen moved into second all-time...
...three days later. The Crimson rose one more spot in the rankings with another 7-2 victory. The final test of the week came the next day, when No. 2 Harvard traveled to New Jersey in a marquee matchup against the top program in the nation. The Crimson had momentum on its side, but Princeton stopped the team in its tracks. The Tigers won five out of the nine matches in an intense encounter that would be echoed again later in the national championship match. No. 5 Yale gave Harvard another chance to pick up where it left...