Word: stretch
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...that the final turn—in Purdue’s favor—felt almost anticlimactic.That swing came in the form of a missed backhand volley by No. 3 Junior Dan Nguyen with the score knotted at 10-10 in a third set tiebreaker. The volley did not stretch Nguyen much—four feet from the net, at a seemingly comfortable height—but Nguyen underestimated, punching the ball into the net and then hobbling away, with a cramped left quadriceps and a burning desire for a do-over.“If I could only have...
...burst on to the collegiate scene with 36 points in her rookie campaign, and racked up 61 in a breakout 2005-2006 season where she was named the ECACHL Player of the Year. While not an Olympian yet, a call to the Canadian National Team would not be a stretch for Harbec, who is already a member of the country’s U-22 team. Despite these differences, Chu and Harbec have found common ground in the realm of hockey. Their battles on the ice have created mutual admiration between the two—as well as a lasting...
...Crimson stumbled to a 4-23 record, and last year the team collapsed down the stretch with eight straight league losses...
...Chicago. "It's even higher than in Philadelphia," says Cox, adding the total number of murders in Detroit climbed more than 17% last year. While 3,100 American soldiers have died in the war in Iraq, 1,518 Detroiters have been murdered during roughly the same four-year stretch from the beginning of 2003 to the end of 2006, says Cox. "The mayor is doing everything he can but he needs more resources," says...
...pushed their halftime lead to 14-3. UMass was able to control the ball on offense and utilized strong off-the-ball movement to shed defenders on switches and create open cutters, who found themselves alone on the Harvard crease. The Crimson’s lone goal during this stretch came when Martin drew a foul with the Minutewomen’s keeper out of the cage. The play was restarted with both the keeper and Martin’s defender trailing her, and she completed her hat trick by tossing the ball into an empty net. The beginning...