The women's rugby squad beats Dartmouth and wins the New England Championships, 16-3. "I didn't expect it to be that easy," Harvard Co-Captain Eliza Schwarz says.

The Harvard cricket club suffers a stunning defeat at the hands of MIT 155-55. A few pigeons and one intrepid reporter observe the proceedings.

April 30, 1988: Having wrapped up the Ivy League title in midweek with a victory over Dartmouth, the women's lacrosse team would seem ripe for a letdown. But the Crimson manages to slip past the University of New Hampshire, 9-8, on a Karen Everling goal with 20 seconds left in the game.

The baseball team falls out of the EIBL pennant race--surrendering the title to Penn--by finishing 2-2 in weekend games against Columbia and Army.

The men's rugby team does what the men's hockey team only dreams about--it wins a Beanpot. The score in the final: Harvard 9, Northeastern 8.

May 14, 1988 The women's lacrosse team meets top-ranked Temple in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament. Earlier in the year, the Owls had hooted past the Crimson, 13-8. They do it again, by the same score. The Crimson writes: "Losing is never easy to bear, but when you lose to the best team in the nation, it takes some of the sting out of it." Temple goes on to win the national championship.

May 15, 1988: The men's crew teams enjoy enormous success at the Eastern Sprints. Both the lightweight and heavyweight crews win their races.

Heavyweight Coach Harry Parker gets dumped into Lake Quinsigamond. His expression hardly changes throughout the dunking. He gives a press conference in his drenched clothing.

May 18, 1988: The Midshipmen are in tip-top shape. They beat the men's lacrosse team, 10-9, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Middies go on to get crushed by Syracuse, 23-9 in the Carrier Dome.