Word: pendergast
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Adelphi pulled within three in the second quarter, at which time the Crimson's defensive star of the day, goalie Tim Pendergast showed his stuff. Attackman Cook carried the length of the field, slippign through the defense, but the Crimson co-captain made the stop on the Jow shot to keep...
...anemic attack, the Rutgers offense did its share, giving the Harvard defense constant headaches with its fast breaks. The entire Scarlet Knight offense would head upfield the moment its goalie had the ball, creating many six-on-four chances, which produced nearly half the Rutgers fouls. Harvard goalie Tim Pendergast was understandably busy throughout the game, making 20 saves before Crimson Coach Bob Scalise gave back-up Mark Vita some playing time in the fourth quarter...
UMass closed the gap to one with 4:19 left, but couldn't beat Pendergast again in the waning minutes...
...with the home team forging ahead on two mid-period goals, it was Pendergast who proved to be the difference. After robbing UMass's Tim Cutler at the 4 00 mark, he twice frustrated midfielder Rich Messina Near the 7 00 mark. Messina had the chance to wind up and blast away from 15 feet out, but Pendergast stopped him, as he did five minutes later on a hard, low 20-footer that would have tied the score at eight. And with the Minutemen pressing in the late going, the 6-ft., 4 in co captain leapt...
...Pendergast's efforts capped off a seesaw struggle in which each team had threatened at least once to turn the game into a rout. The visitors held a 2-0 edge at the end of the first quarter, and a 3-1 lead midway through the second--but it was only their consistently wide shooting that kept the score from being more one-sided...