"Next year should be a good year," Piltch said. "Although we have some strong players leaving, we have a good nucleus coming back."

And indeed, although seniors Morrissey, Liz Reynolds, Martha Berkman--the number-nine seed who went undefeated this year--and Louise Zonis will depart, a strong line of successors follows. Freshmen Brooke Bailey and Mary Greenhill, sophomore Daphne Onderdonk and junior Grace Sheffield will return to comprise that "strong nucleus" on the squash ladder.

But until next year, the women's squash team can only dream of further success. Until next year, it can only dream of re-playing Princeton. And until next year; it can only dream of regaining its 1987 status as the number one team in the nation.

Tidbits

Since the Ivy League was formed in 1955-56, the Crimson has dominated Ivy play. Since 1955, Harvard has captured 136 titles. The nearest team is Princeton with 108, followed by Yale (80), Cornell (77), Penn (73).

The Strike Ends

After being on strike for 31 days, the Prarie View A&M football team ended its protest. The players, who said they went on strike because they felt Coach Wayne Catchings ignored academics and conducted dangerous drills, say they decided to end the walkout because they feel there will be a new coach named.

Quote of the Week: "I didn't know if I was winning or I was losing. I didn't know I was making a comeback either. All I could think about was 'Oh My God, my thesis is due in 11 days."--Harvard women's fencing Captain Penelope Papailias about her rally from a 4-0 deficit to defeat Yale's top-ranked fencer at the Northeast Regionals last weekend in New Haven.