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...steps toward peace. Now, it is our hope that the Israeli leaders who may not have his stature, charisma, and national appeal can continue to make the wrenching decisions that must be made to move the peace process forward. Israel’s continued ability to embrace the strategic pivot that Sharon executed in office, and the political will of Palestinian leaders to make difficult compromises of their own, will ultimately determine whether Sharon’s bold strokes contribute to a lasting peace in the region...
...rebound past a recovering Daigneau for his second goal of the night and a 4-1 Big Green lead. Though the Crimson pulled Daigneau for an extra skater just moments later, Dartmouth maintained its assertive level of play and prevented Harvard from setting up its offense. Big Green pivot Eric Przepiorka accounted for the final score when he slid the puck from the Harvard blue line into the empty net at 18:38. “We should have been rejuvenated and ready to go—last game before the break,” Donato said...
...victory over Quinnipiac and last Thursday’s 1-0 shutout of No. 9 UNH on the road. Du had one goal and two assists during the week, contributing to three of the Crimson’s four goals. Fourteen games into the season, the pivot leads Harvard’s scoring list with three goals and 13 assists. Meanwhile, though Daigneau let in two of the Bobcats’ 14 shots in Tuesday’s win, he stonewalled all 32 of the Wildcats’ shots Thursday, earning his second career shutout. Entering the game, UNH?...
...said. “Things went our way.” The only goal of the night was scored just 5:27 into the game. With a scrum around Wildcats goaltender Kevin Regan, freshman defenseman Brian McCafferty skated in from the blue line and stuffed the rebound of junior pivot Kevin Du’s shot low into the right side netting. But given the goal-scoring proficiency of both Harvard and UNH, neither team imagined that its skaters would not find the net for the rest of the night. Crimson coach Ted Donato...
...execution, with the intensity, [and] with the commitment on Sunday,” Donato said. “We tried to mix it up a little bit...We changed some lines up to see if we could get a little bit of a spark.” Junior pivot Kevin Du and freshmanwinger Jimmy Fraser were promoted to the first line, while top-line regulars Charlie Johnson and sophomore Jon Pelle moved to the second and fourth lines, respectively. The only unit that remained unaltered—and that received the starting nod from Donato—was the third...