Word: stretch
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...teams stick a long, physical defender on Flato—Jaaber held him to 11 points in the teams’ second meeting last season, eliminating Yale from contention—who is going to put up the points that push the Bulldogs to key road victories down the stretch? 4. PENNDon’t be surprised if the Quakers just go out and win the thing again, although they will be understaffed. Penn’s best remaining player is Brian Grandieri, whose legs are of uneven length (true story). On top of Jaaber and Zoller, Penn skipper Glen...
...element in Harvard’s favor is its place in the preseason media poll. Two years ago, a senior-laden Crimson squad was picked second in the league. With pressure on its shoulders and a bull’s-eye on its back, the team struggled down the stretch and finished with a 5-9 league record. With a sixth-place selection this time, neither the pressure nor the bull’s-eye are there.“We’re looking to come out and surprise a lot of people,” Lin says...
...lost its first six games, and the season looked as good as over for the young but talented team. But things began to turn around—Harvard won its last two non-conference games against San Jose and crosstown rival Boston College before an explosion during the Ivy stretch after Christmas. “Adjustments really came together at the end of the season,” Hallion says. “We peaked in terms of being comfortable with each other and comfortable with the offense.”After those wins, the Crimson didn?...
...this team will achieve its goals. You’re harder to play that way. I’m deep enough that I don’t need any one player to be dominant.”Last year, Harvard’s balance was instrumental in the late stretch of the Crimson’s Ivy run, as other one-star teams had to contend with defenses that had adjusted during the second round of the Ivy schedule. Taylor was Dartmouth’s high scorer in 20 of its 29 games. Princeton’s Meghan Cowher...
...That battle to be the viable alternative for anti-Hillary Democrats is gradually emerging as the key campaign drama in the stretch run to the Iowa caucus. It's true that Obama and Edwards have both shown signs of progress of late, attacking Clinton as a polarizing or corrupt agent of the status quo: some 70% of likely Iowa Democratic caucus-goers are either undecided or not supporting Clinton. But most observers say there isn't room for three top-tier candidates, which means the two won't be able to play nice with each other for much longer...