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...while the older guys maddeningly kept sending golden scoring opportunities wide, rookie forward Spencer George coolly found the back of the net to give the Harvard men's soccer team a 1-0 victory over West Virginia at Ohiri Field yesterday in a game Harvard otherwise dominated...
...freshmen connection capitalized on a West Virginia defense that was visibly tiring under the weight of Harvard's attack. The Mountaineers (1-3-0), who had also suffered a grueling 2-1 overtime defeat at Providence on Saturday, collapsed on Fritz in the center of the field, allowing George to roam free on the left...
Sophomore midfielder Marc Buan, senior midfielder Wells Mangrum, and captain Ryan Kelly all contributed to the pressure on West Virginia keeper Kyle Swarts. Kelly led all Harvard players with five shots...
Harvard's ball control left relatively little to do for junior goalie Dan Mejias, who made four saves to earn his first career shutout. Mejias nearly lost his clean sheet in the 89th minute when one of West Virginia's freshmen, Mike Austin, had an empty net and trickled the shot wide left by a few inches...
...tests to gauge the success of other school reforms. Recent studies detailed the soaring test scores among black students who used vouchers to enroll in private schools, and among California immigrants after that state required they be taught only in English. Despite noisy protest rallies in Massachusetts and Virginia last spring, support for high-stakes testing remains strong. In a new poll for the Business Roundtable, 68% of those surveyed say students should pass statewide tests to graduate; 75% think that even elementary schoolers should have to do so to progress on to the next grade. Said Bush last week...