Word: sweepers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...first half passed without a score from either team. Northeastern tallied first in the second half at the 20 minute mark on a penalty corner. Harvard returned the favor 10 minutes late after co-captain Francie Walton's corner shot rebounded off the goalie to Northeastern's sweeper. She cleared the ball onto Belisle's stick, who put the ball away to tie the game...
Ironic story of the week: Hours after the Ivy League honored women's soccer sweeper freshman Cara James with its Rookie of the Week award, she damaged her knee in a game against Providence yesterday and could be out for the season...
...Freshman sweeper Cara James went down midway through the first half with damage to her right knee and is probably lost for the season...
...compensate for the losses, Wheaton shuffled his lineup: moving sophomore Sara Noonan back to sweeper and putting freshmen Ellen Mormino and Meg Kassakian on defense...
...predicted as much. Reading about the grousing reminds me of an unhappy circus employee whose job was sweeping up after the elephants. One day he was bitterly complaining about his job to a friend, who finally interrupted him to say "Why don't you quit? Just get out!" The sweeper replied "What--and leave show business...