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...Princeton game also marked the astonishing reappearance of linebacker. Andy Nolan, who bruised his thigh in a preseason scrimmage, then aggravated it in the opener with Columbia. "We thought that he was going to be out for the year," says Restic of the senior defender. "When you lose people like that you're gonna pay a price," he adds, explaining that Nolan's five-game absence from the defense robbed his squad of not just a great linebacker but also a defensive sparkplug...
Penn punter Sam Coroniti's woes highlighted perhaps the most unexpected strong Crimson performance, that of sophomore Rob Steinberg, who took over the punting and placekicking in the wake of Jim Villanueva's thigh injury last week. While his one shot at a field goal was blocked because of a poor snap and a strong cross-wind blew two extra-point kicks wide, his punting was another story...
...faces will be perhaps the toughest it sees all year. A week ago it brought a Holy Cross attack down from a 77-point performance the previous Saturday to a 10-10 tie. Harvard sacked the Crusader QB four times. Linebacker Andy Nolan, fully recovered from his pre-season thigh injury, had 10 tackles: though cornerback John Dailey was still out with a knee injury, his replacement, Ken Tarczy, had 10 tackles of his own. The defense has been strongest against the run, allowing 130.5 yards per game...
With 21 seconds left, Villanueva set up for a 41-yard field goal try on third down, then carried the snap straight ahead for four yards, not enough for a first down. He suffered a thigh bruise on the play, and his 37-yard shot at making it 13-7 was wide to the left. (The bruise proved bad enough to leave him on crutches after the game, uncertain for next Saturday's contest...
...NOTEBOOK: Andy Nolan played nearly the whole game, his longest stretch on the field since suffering a pre-season thigh injury.... Gizzi completed 15 of 26 passes (no interceptions) for 206 yards...