Whether or not the last four games of the season result in Crimson victories.--Delaney Smith expects the squad to do "nicely" Harvard can look forward to next season with an increased sense of optimism. The Crimson coach and Boutilier agree that Harvard is one of the most enthusiastic teams around. What has been missing this year is, largely, experience.

And next year, the squad will have that in abundance, thanks to Delany Smith's practice of substituting freely and giving the freshmen much-needed playing time.

"The freshmen have passed the freshman stage," Geiger said.

And despite their record, for the moment at least, the Harvard women's basketball team appears to have passed the stage where it walks on the court expecting to lose.

At Briggs Athletic Center

HARVARD (67)--Nancy Boutiller 3-4-10; Anne Kelly 2-1-5; Wendy Joseph 10-7-27; Anna Collins 2-1-5; Val Jordan 2-0-4; Ann Geiger 4-0-8; Gla Barresi 2-2-4; Regina Shasha 1-0--2. Kelly McBride 0-0--0. Erin Sugrue 0-0--0 Totals 26-15--47

PRINCETON (61)--Karen Konigsberg 0-2-2; Lis Lester 1-1-3; Lois Hatzenbeller 2-0-4; Margaret Nilemann 3-5-11; Sarah Tantillo 0-0-0; Kate Delhagen 9-1-19; DeVoe 6-2-14; Lisa Greenberg 4-0-8; Totals 25-11-61;

Halftime P. 34-28