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Word: playoff (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Last season the Harvard men's lacrosse team finished with an 11-3 record, a share of the Ivy League championship, and a berth in the NCAA playoffs. This year there will be no 11-3 record, no Ivy laurels, and certainly no playoff invitation...

Author: By Mike Bass, | Title: Laxmen Manhandle Hapless Elis, 17-7 | 4/20/1981 | See Source »

...Wade Lau, whose sparkling mid season play in the nets led Harvard to a Beanpot title and back into the playoff chase, was out of action. Sidelined for the fourth straight game with a knee injury. Lau gave way to Steve Better, the junior varsity netminder making his first appearance with the big club...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Dartmouth Triumphs, 5-2, As Crimson Drops Finale | 3/9/1981 | See Source »

...usual, Penn and Princeton will fight it out for the Ivy title. Both teams are 13-1 for the year; each defeated the other on its home court. This year's playoff is tomorrow night in Lafayette. Penn., with the winner facing Brigham Young in Providence Saturday in NCAA East Regional competition...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Hoopsters Fall to Bruins; 73-65 Loss Ends Season | 3/9/1981 | See Source »

...near-miraculous playoff run ended here, beneath the wooden rafters of Lynah Rink. The icemen have two league games remaining--at Vermont and Dartmouth--but even a pair of wins won't mean much unless Yale and Cornell lose everything. Since they play each other next Saturday night, that isn't likely...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Cornell Denies Icemen, 7-3 | 3/2/1981 | See Source »

...this season secure in the knowledge that it belongs in the first division of the Ivy League--but is just as surely the junior member of the Princeton-Penn-Harvard club. The Tigers and the Quakers, both 11-1 now, appear headed for their second straight one-game playoff for the League crown. The Crimson has lost 21 straight to Princeton and 21 of the last 23 to Penn. Enough said about parity...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Penn Rips Cagers in Foul-Fest; Fleming Hits 31 in 83-70 Loss | 3/2/1981 | See Source »

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