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None of this means Geithner will be a success as Treasury Secretary. He's still got to actually succeed at nursing the financial system back to health. "Hank [Paulson] was in emergency-room care," says Paul McCulley, a managing director and head of the short-term-bond desk at money-management giant Pimco, "whereas Tim is still in emergency-room care but also preparing a room for further care after the emergency." He at least shows signs of having a good bedside manner...
...going 1-for-6 on three point attempts in the first period, Harvard hit 6-for-10 from long range in the second. Field goal percentage jumped up to 51.7 percent, and the Crimson went 8-for-9 in free throws including a 5-for-5 performance from Lin.Increased success on offense boosted defensive play; after allowing Brown guard Peter Sullivan to score 15 points in the first, Harvard put the kibosh on the guard and limited him to only five points in the second. The Crimson also limited turnovers. “Taking care of the ball leads...
...scored 14 goals. “Goaltending has been huge too,” Harvard tri-captain Sarah Vaillancourt said. “Kessler has been doing a tremendous job for us, and I think that’s key.” Kessler’s run of success evokes memories of last season, when she set the NCAA single-season record with 12 shutouts. She hasn’t sustained the same level of dominance this year, but if recent play is any indicator of future performance, the Crimson certainly has reason to feel secure about Kessler?...
...career scoring—an achievement she credits to her teammates.“Everyone else in the team is getting open, and I think the lines are really clicking together right now,” Vaillancourt said. “I think that’s wahere the success is coming from.”In a dominant display, the Crimson recorded 6-for-6 on the penalty kill and won 28 of 50 face-offs, in addition to out-shooting Brown 45 to 27.For Stone, it was indicative of a stronger collective performance.“In some...
...feel good about the fact that we were playing a tough team. “Hopefully now we’ll get good rest and these guys will bring their best against Yale,” he added.HARVARD 5, PENN 4The weekend’s first match yielded more success for the Crimson. Harvard trailed after six matches but stormed through the closing moments to trump the host Quakers at the Ringe Squash Courts in Philadelphia.Following early wins from sophomores Richard Hill and J. Reed Endresen, the Crimson stumbled at the two, eight, and nine positions, dropping all three matches...