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...very smart offensive player,” Schroyer said. “The goals came off a lot of rebounds—she was right there and there was a scramble.”Her second goal on the afternoon was the first of three that Harvard put past Raider goaltender Brooke Wheeler in the final frame to secure the win. The goals grabbed the momentum back from Colgate after Kiira Dosdall’s goal in the middle period kept the Raiders in the game.“Progressively we picked up our speed and connected our passes...
...holding off a rally from No. 17 Colgate to secure the split.The Crimson (3-2-0, 3-2-0 ECAC) came within five minutes of upsetting the Big Red on Friday but allowed two quick tallies and fell, 4-3.Harvard bounced back Saturday, running off six unanswered goals against the Raiders, four of which were power-play strikes.The man-advantage outburst came after the Crimson converted only two of its 18 opportunities last weekend against Princeton and Quinnipiac.“We moved the puck around, we used the options, and it was a huge difference in the game...
...loss to Colgate last weekend, Cornell was unable to contain any facet of the Raider offense, allowing big gains and once missing four tackles in a single rush...
Icahn, 69, hasn't mellowed a bit since his corporate-raider days in the 1980s, when he made millions of dollars buying stock and forcing asset sales, stock buybacks and special dividends by the likes of Texaco and Phillips Petroleum. In the '90s, with notable exceptions like RJR Nabisco (in which he bought a stake and pushed the company to break up), he operated more quietly, in beaten-down areas of the bond market. But now he's back on the big stage rattling major corporations--and loving...
...adventures, Icahn owes a big assist to the $1 trillion hedge-fund industry, to which he is closely allied and which gives him financial heft he hasn't enjoyed since being backed by Michael Milken's junk bonds 20 years ago. And in the post-scandal age, yesterday's raider is today's shareholder activist. Icahn is playing that role to the hilt, lashing out at executive mismanagement and excess. In his view, corporate America is plagued by CEOs and boards compromised by cozy friendships and financial relationships--to the detriment of tough decision making and healthy share prices. Says...