It's 7:15 p.m. in Winthrop's dungeon-like dining room; the place empties as the last trays are gathered up and stacked onto the dishwasher belt, and the women's basketball team should be arriving any minute, scrubbed and washed for dinner after a hard two-hour practice. Stay tuned, the circus is about to begin.

"Good evening, Mother Superior."

"Good evening, Sister Denise."

"Hi, Mother Superior."

"Hello, Sister Margaret."

"Where's Sister Patricia?"

When the last of the heaping bowls of chocolate chip ice cream have been devoured and a satiated team sits back to shoot the breeze, Pat Horne arrives, flushed, happy, and HUNGRY.

"Where HAVE you BEEN, Sister Patricia?"

Heineken for Victory

"Carole (coach Kleinfelder) asked me to stay for some more drills for awhile. Guess what! Me and Janet (Judge, a freshman forward) are going to take on Carole and Flash (asst. coach Leslie Milne) in two-on-two for a six of Heineken."

"Aw, piece of cake."

"Go for the whole case, that way WE'LL get some, too."

"You guys will KILL them, no contest."

"I don't know," replies Horne with characteristic modesty. "What if we don't win?"

If Pat Horne has the slightest doubt of her competence on a basketball court, she is the only one. As one of last year's crop of new freshman sensations, including teammates Ann Scannell, Nancy Boutilier, Frenessa Hall, Kate Martin, and Marget Long. Horne has quietly and consistently developed into the Crimson's finest guard and a solid, all-around player.