Word: upsetting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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First, in February at the ITA National IndoorTeam Championships, the Crimson--then ranked17th--upset the ninth ranked Florida Gators beforeeventually falling to then-No. 5 Mississippi Stateby the slimmest of margins, 4-3, in the nextround...
...will be his brother. Tom was namedEITA Senior of the Year in a season that could bedescribed as a medical washout for the 1996-97EITA Player of the Year. The highlight of Tom'sseason--and a match that showed what he could dowhen healthy--may have been an upset of CedricKaufman of the University of Kentucky at the RolexInvitational Tournament. Kaufman was the No. 3player in the nation at the time. The elder Blakewill also take his show on the pro tour once herecovers from his long-term injury...
...Harvard (15-15, 1-3 EIVA) closed out a roller-coaster season with a three-game loss to No. 12 Princeton in the Ivy Tournament finale, just a few games shy of the upset that could have made the careers of seven seniors...
...dominant 35-point, 13-rebound effort from co-captain and Kodak All-American Allison Feaster, Harvard became the first 16th seed in the history of the men's or women's NCAA Tournament to defeat a No. 1 seed, stunning Stanford to the tune of a 71-67 upset in front of a live television audience on ESPN. With one night's work, Harvard entered the realm of prime-time college athletics behind an emphatic and deafening charge whose effects are still resonating nearly three months later and probably will continue to do so for many months to come...
...comes close to creating the bond between such a diverse student body as the women's basketball team's accomplishment did. But not since the early part of the 20th century when the gridders could still vie for a national title has The Game approached the significance of The Upset...