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...contrast to the tough games of last week, the varsity soccer team will have a breathing space in today's game against underdog Wesleyan. The Connecticut team has lost six games...
...Wesleyan has lost to two Ivy League teams, Brown and Yale, the latter by a score of 6 to 0. The Cardinal team is relatively new, with only two holdovers from last year--co-captains Jim Steen and Dick Cadigan. Both offensive and defensive troubles have plagued the team, and as one Wesleyan person put it, "We just seem to have an affinity for losing...
...save by goalie Tom Bagnoli in the last five seconds of the Dartmouth game enabled the varsity to maintain its present first place standing in the Ivy League. Crimson coach Bruce Munro commented after practice yesterday, "We might be able to get away with this kind of play against Wesleyan, but we certainly won't be able to against Pennsylvania...
...nearly as strong as its championship team. It lost its first game in two years, however, succumbing to RPI in overtime last week, 2 to 1. Previous to this loss, Springfield had not had a goal scored on them this season as it shut out Hofstra, B.U., and Wesleyan...
Munro was aware of this as he commented today, "Any one of the Little Three teams (Amherst, Wesleyan, and Williams) is usually as strong as any of the Ivy squads." The Lord Jeffs feature what is known in soccer as a "fast break" attack with continual passing between the outsides across the entire breadth of the field. This type of play might easily wear the Crimson down, and with the varsity low in reserves, the fourth quarter could find Munro in real trouble...