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...given up many costly goals in the recent weeks. Harvard’s defensive effort was highlighted during a 5-on-3 penalty kill in the middle of the first period. Daigneau’s numerous saves on slapshots and one-timers from point-blank range combined with the solid play of the defense spelled failure for the Bears’ chances to capitalize on their huge advantage. The Crimson (6-2-0, 5-2-0) followed this stop by suffocating Brown’s ensuing 5-on-4 power play. “It was definitely a big momentum...
...very untested at the perimeter,” Harvard coach Frank Sullivan says. “[Point guard’s] been a position that’s been nagging us for two years now. We need to get back, one way or the other, to more solid point guard play...
...Solid point guard play would in turn ease the pressure on the team’s interior strength. Although the multiple double teams that opposing defenses are sure to throw at Stehle and Cusworth will lead to open looks for Goffredo, Beal, and senior guard Zach Martin, the sole job of the point men will be to feed the ball in to the post, the lifeblood of this year’s team...
...absence of a low-post game, Harvard relied upon gritty defense and solid perimeter play in 2004-2005. Cserny was instrumental, using her speed to blow by slower post players and make frequent trips to the free throw line. She accounted for almost 30 percent of Harvard’s offense last year, averaging 20.9 points and 8.6 rebounds per game...
...Koizumi is still basking in his party's landslide election victory last September, and he is one of Bush's few solid-gold allies. So the overnight stay in the former imperial capital of Kyoto-one of the few cities left where geishas, ancient temples and rickshaws abound-was a way for Bush to draft off of Koizumi's triumph. It was also an opportunity to touch down on friendly turf before plunging into the chaos of an international economic summit in Busan, South Korea, a honeymooners' paradise now on lockdown by police massing on every downtown corner with riot...