51.   A win is necessary to avoid the cellar and a first-round ACC tournament date with Duke.

52.   A win would be good news for farmers, which would translate into good political news for Nethercutt.

53.   A win would be their third straight.

54.   After all, an ugly win is still a win.

55.   All of that makes it difficult to comprehend that, five years earlier, any win would have been welcome in Amherst.

56.   All the Twins wins were in the Metrodome.

57.   All the Cougar wins are big.

58.   But a goal is a goal and a win is a win.

59.   But a win is a win, and Flint said the team is improved from last season, when it would have lost such a game.

60.   But a win would only be a partial aid.