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...keys to succeeding in this fast-paced sport, and one of the facets that make it so beautiful to watch, is mixing the tempo of play. Like a pitcher in baseball who follows the heater with the change-up, or the tailback in football who busts through the line on one play and dances to the outside on the next, the squash champion must employ a diverse and well-timed arsenal of shots and strategies...
Cass was called for two penalties in less than five minutes, giving Harvard power play opportunities, but the Crimson could not solve B.C.'s penalty kill. The Eagles controlled the tempo with Harvard on the man advantage, taking more shots than the Crimson...
...minute after Yale's goal, as Turano notched his fourth tally of the year off a rebound from Moore. A fracas in the crease distracted Lombard, allowing Moore to get in a few hacks before Turano lit the lamp to make it 3-1. The Crimson upped the tempo in the final frame, desperately trying to penetrate the Elis' defensive core. Harvard put up twice as many shots on Lombard as the Bulldogs did on Jonas, but to no avail. The elder Moore almost brought Harvard within one with 1:20 to play in the game. Moore wrapped around...
Harvard looked out of sync trying to adjust to Brown's up-tempo attack. Sophomore point guard Elliott Prasse-Freeman struggled to control the pace of the game, finishing with four fouls and four turnovers in the first half, as Harvard often forced up quick shots rather than settling into its offense...
...have all the ingredients to beat a high-scoring team like the Crimson. Harvard seemingly controlled the action for the first 40 minutes, outshooting St. Lawrence 27-13, but the Crimson went into the second intermission clinging to a one-goal lead. The Saints were able to slow the tempo in the final 20 minutes--both teams had just eight shots on goal in the third period--and that was the difference in the game...