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Sometimes every inch really does matter.After 100 minutes without a goal, Saturday’s first-round tournament matchup between the No. 30 Harvard men’s soccer team and the No. 25 University of Massachusetts suddenly sparked to life.It seemed like the Minutemen (10-8-3) had grabbed the winner within seconds of the start of the second period of sudden death overtime, when UMass freshman Chris Roswess gained possession right in front of the Crimson goal and poked the ball past freshman goalkeeper Austin Harms. The ball dribbled towards the goal-line, carrying Harvard?...
...past two years has been paying off,” Brand said.Freshman Caroline Vloka was the other fencer to go undefeated, as she finished 3-0 in the sabre against Sacred Heart. The sabre squad also received a strong effort from freshman Hayley Levitt, who rebounded from an opening round defeat to finish 2-1 against the Pioneers. Sophomore Yunsoo Kim also won her first career match in the sabre and finished 5-1, a great sign for a relatively inexperienced group.“Our sabre squad is the least balanced,” Brand said...
...while the team recognizes the significance of the win, its celebrations will be muted as the focus turns to Tuesday’s second-round game against No. 8 South Florida...
...Nearly 12 hours after the 137,000 PS members began voting in the run-off round for the party's top job, officials announced Lille mayor Martine Aubry had beaten last year's defeated presidential candidate, Ségolène Royal, by a tiny 42-vote margin...
...statistical slimness of that outcome - 50.02% to 49.98% - was all the more remarkable following early returns that showed Royal firmly ahead. Though that initial lead mirrored Royal's dominant position after Thursday's first round, it was a surprise given the subsequent regrouping of factional forces that clearly favored Aubry in the run-off. Little wonder, then, that PS heavyweights backing Royal reacted with considerable swagger to her quick start in the final. Not only would their candidate win the leadership job, Royal supporters promised in the early hours of Saturday; she also looked set to triumph in near landslide...