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...history.” Back in August 480 BC, his “Histories” tell us that King Xerxes of Persia filled the Hellenic peninsula with his barbaric hordes, ready to conquer and command Greece. Vastly outnumbered and representing the alliance of Greek city-states, 300 Spartans??the movie’s namesake—held their ground for three days at the pass of Thermopylae, where numbers mattered less than in open ground...
...Savage also took their match at No. 2 with a score of 8-3 to clinch the doubles point. The best doubles competition of the day, however, occurred in the top match-up, between the pair of co-captain Brandon Chiu and sophomore Ashwin Kumar and the pair of Spartans?? Adam Monich and Nick Rinks, ranked No. 41 in the nation. The match went into a tiebreak at eight games apiece. Although down, 4-2, at the side change, Chiu and Kumar rallied back to finish the sweep at the doubles for Harvard. “The doubles...
Caples called timeout to set up a last-gasp rally, but the Crimson failed to maintain any possession of the ball deeper in the Spartans?? end as time ticked away...
...Crimson executed its game plan without fail in the second half by maintaining possession and quickly forcing turnovers deep in the Spartans?? defensive end after losing the ball. Michigan State sustained little second-half offense other than two penalty corners...
...clearest reason for the Spartans?? renaissance is the addition of two Dutch players, sophomores Annebet Beerman and Judith van Haeringen. The former is the center forward who leads the Big Ten in scoring, while the latter is the center back who’s the No. 2 scorer on the team. The pair has been a force on the Spartan’s corner battery this year. In Harvard’s 2-0 loss at Michigan St. last year, both goals come off corners, and one was from Beerman...