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While Kessler has not played in enough games to be considered in the national statistical computations, her current 0.98 goals against average and .963 save percentage would be good enough for first in both those categories. Martin, who has arguably had a tougher series of opponents to date, is not far behind in either category: her 1.41 GAA is sixth-best nationally and her .940 save percentage is second overall...
Nevertheless, the prospect of facing tougher teams has Harvard revved up. Not only could the Crimson’s results during the upcoming stretch have potential NCAA tournament implications, but a solid showing could be just what the team needs to regain the confidence and rhythm to have a purposeful second half...
...schools with strong college preparatory curricula and International Baccalaureate programs that infuse instruction with a global perspective. The panel also studied the education policies in countries such as Singapore, whose students routinely ace international proficiency exams. And the group consulted education chiefs from states that were early adopters of tougher standards, including Indiana, Oregon and Arkansas-all of which require four years of English and at least three years of math and science...
...grandmother's precious pearls, which the family knew were somewhere in the attic, and finally turned up when someone went digging. You knew they were there; you found them again. The family is free to believe that they are worth millions; but an objective gem assessor might apply a tougher set of criteria...
...walk away from this game saying ‘If this is one of the top 25 teams in the country, then we’re not far removed,” Delaney-Smith added. “But we need to be tougher...