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...season contest--the Crimson's last tune-up before opening the season at Dartmouth a week from tomorrow--gave Cleary an opportunity to play seven defensemen, three goalies, and his full contingent of healthy forwards. The results were encouraging ("Oh, sure, we could open the season tomorrow," he said after the game), especially considering that Lowell has already played a half-dozen games including a scrimmage against defending ECAC champion Providence College last week...
...question the benefits of scheduling the Eli game after both the Ivy and Eastern tournaments but before the Yale weekend. Rationalists might consider the encounter a tune-up for Harvard's upcoming matches next weekend at the AIAW Nationals in Chapel Hill, N.C., but the contest (the result of which has no bearing on anything and was quite predictable) was certainly misplaced...
...game billed as a tune-up for Tuesday's Ivy opener against powerhouse Brown, Harvard exercised its shooting toes and swamped the lackluster Unicorns, 8-0, in spite of the wet and cold Saturday morning, for its second consecutive shutout and its fourth straight victory...
...really impressed," said Pompan. agreeing with Wheeler. "There was some pressure, and we played a lot of tennis. It's a good tune-up for our upcoming match with Princeton." he added...
...game gave us a chance to play some other guys, and to give them some game experience. I think the game was a tune-up; it gave us a chance to get ready for a big week," McLaughlin said...