Word: rebounding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...performance tonight was aided by a superb showing from the Crimson defense. The Terriers fired a volley of shots on the Harvard net, but most were harmless perimeter blasts, with no follow up or rebound. Lau's excellent stick-work (strong, wide clears) made sure of that, and then Mark Fusco, Scott Sangster, Neil Sheehy, Alan Litchfield, Ken Code and Bill Sztorc--all of whom played well--got the puck out. No crowd scenes in front of the net, no tip-ins, and a well-played...
...second period. B.U.'s Nancy Mike took a hard slapshot from the left point that went right at the stick of Crimson goalie Cheryl Tate. Tate made the save, but the Terriers' Nancy Kilik was right in front of the crease to take the rebound and pass it to leading-scorer Julie Devine, who slotted it past an outstretched Tate for the score...
...Crimson there were flashes of brilliance--the game leading 20-point, ten-rebound performance by 6-ft. 1-in. center Elaine Holpuch; the double-digit outputs by point guard Nancy Boutilier and freshman forward Janet Judge; and the two impressive second-half comebacks. But there were also the mistakes--mistakes that forced the cagers to play a game of desperate, catch-up basketball...
Terrier defensemen Deb Patsky set up the first tally by leading a rush up the left side and taking a slapshot which Tate deflected aside, but Devine was in position to poke the rebound into the net to give B.U. a 1-0 lead with just three minutes gone in the period...
...Fischer stole the puck along the boards at center ice, broke up the middle on a 3-on-2 rush, and passed to Hurley trailing on left wing. The freshman unleashed a slapshot which Burke kicked aside at the last second. Norton, positioned perfectly for the rebound, could not lift her shot over the sprawling Burke...