The Crimson closed out its scoring with a perfectly-executed back-door play, as Keffer fed sophomore guard Mary Baldauf a beautiful pass in the lane for an easy two points. Keffer now leads the Ivies in assists with 32.

A swarming Harvard defense--which ranked first in the Ivies going into the weekend--held

Harvard, 67-54 at Briggs Athletic Center

Brown (54): Kerry Kelley 0-0--0; Marjoric Bonnet 2-0--4; Christa Champion 4-0--8; Krista Butterfield 6-0--12; Michelle Smith 8-0--16; Janice Huwe 0-0--0; Carol Kozar 5-1--11; Denise Liebe 1-1--3. Total: 26-2--54.

HARVARD (68): Trisha Brown 3-0--6; Beth Chandler 1-4--6; Anna Collins 5-1--11; Sharon Hayes 3-0--6; Barbarann Keffer 9-4--22; Hanya Bluestone 1-0--2; Nancy Cibotti 1-0--2; Anne Kelly 3-0--6; Sarah Duncan 2-0--4; Mary Baldauf 1-0--2. Total: 29-9--67.

Fouled out: Butterfield. Total fouls: Brown 16, Harvard 13. Rebounds; Brown 34 (Smith 8), Harvard 38 (Collins, Keffer, Duncan 6). Assists: Brown 14 (Kelley 8), Harvard 15 (Keffer 8). Brown  24-30--54 Harvard  32-35--67

A:150 Brown to 29 percent first-half field goalshooting (the Bruins averaged 45 percent comingin). That defense also held second team All-Ivyguard Kerry Kelley to zero points in 34minutes of playing time.

Meanwhile, a rapidly improving Crimson offense,coming off a season-high 63 percent performanceagainst Yale on Friday, shot a sizzling 64 percentfrom the floor in the second half.

Sarah Duncan (four points, six rebounds), thefreshman forward from Chicago, continued herassault on the Ivy League blocked shotssingle-season record, swatting away three morelast night to increase her league-leading total to16