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...despite the differences, the two defeats represent the same threat--an extended losing streak as a direct result of the psychological torment of Harvard’s personal demon. And unless someone steps up for the Crimson, it is a threat that could easily become realized down the stretch, as Harvard is on the road at Brown and Yale this weekend before returning home to face the Penn/Princeton axis once again...
...favorite eateries - okay, that's a stretch to describe a gas canister, a slab of wood, a mortar and pestle and a few plastic bags of veggies and meat hung on an accommodating tree branch - is just outside my office. A man in a straw hat grills chicken, pork and fish marinated in garlic, white pepper and coriander root. His wife pounds green papaya for spicy salads and simmers broth in a battered pot balanced on what looks like a Bunsen burner. My husband and I gorge for $3 - and there's always enough for the street dogs that cozy...
...character for a team that has relied heavily on its power play for much of the season. The last time the Crimson notched three 5-on-5 scores was on Jan. 6, in a 3-2 victory over Union.“As we come down the stretch, the number of penalties called around the league has been dropping rapidly,” Donato said. “So it’s important that we improve our 5-on-5 play.”Trailing 2-1 at the first intermission, Harvard took control of the game...
...Penn to overtime the night before. The back-end game this time was much more competitive.“It’s hard to take something from a loss, but the Palestra is a tough place to play and I think we handled it well, except for that stretch in the second half when we let it get away,” Goffredo said. “We showed poise both nights, so I think definitely, with four of our last six on the road, that is something we can be happy about.”The Crimson hits...
...points, including all four in the first overtime, until Pusar converted again late in the second extra session.“We had trouble finishing tonight,” Sullivan said. “Credit Princeton for some of that, but we had some good opportunities in that stretch, but we just could not finish them off.”As the second overtime came, an exhausted Housman had nothing left in the tank, leaving the Princeton sharpshooters free to attack, punctuated by senior Kyle Koncz’s three to put the Tigers...