Word: solider
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Leopards'solid record included a close 31-29 win over Harvard at Lafayette's Fisher Field in Easton, Pa. The game proved to be one of the Crimson's most exciting contests of the season. With the score tied at 14 going into the final quarter, Lafayette opened the quarter with 17 straight points to take a 31-17 lead. Bowed but not broken, the Crimson fought back, scoring two touchdowns with minutes left in the game, the latter of which was capped with a two-point conversion. With the score at 31-29, however, the Crimson could...
This season, the Leopards have again gotten off to a solid start. In their first game, they knocked off traditional Patriot League doormat Bucknell (31-14) in customary blowout fashion (the Leopards beat the Bison 49-7 last season). In their second game, they edged out independent and mediocre Buffalo (29-15). But in their last game, they were tagged by Ivy power Princeton...
While the Lafayette offensive unit has been solid this season, the team's strongest facet has been its defense. The Leopards have held their opponents to only 827 yards of total on the year (275.7 yards per game), including 267 yards rushing (89.0 per game) and 560 yards passing (186.7 yards per game...
Despite a sometimes overpowering production, the artistry of the performers occupies the solid core of this witty, original spectacle. Although there are signs that the French Canadian group has tailored its style to fit American tastes, the show displays a sophistication that distinguishes it from acts like Ringling Brothers. Cirque du Soleil offers a startling departure for audiences accustomed to malnourished elephants and grinning clowns with water-spurting boutonnieres. This act is not afraid to exploit the sinister, fantastic and sometimes kinky possibilities of circus performance for their full entertainment value...
...until midway through the second half did the Tribe gain the goal that forced open the floodgates. Sophomore All-American Natalie Neaton, kept in check most of the game by the solid marking of Crimson junior Genevieve Chelius, flicked a corner past keeper Brooke Donahoe (whose play "was one of the day's highlights," said Wheaton) with 21 minutes left in the game to make the score...