If ever there was a "feel-good" game, this was definitely it.

After a demoralizing loss to Brown on Saturday, the Harvard women's basketball team bounced back last night at Briggs Cage to steamroll the Big Green of Dartmouth.

And hasn't that been the story of the season? After each set-back, this squad has bounced back with a vengeance.

Picked at the start of the season to repeat as Ivy League champions, the Crimson suffered several key losses early on.

Season-ending injuries to Co-Captain Heather Harris and sophomore guard Katie Phillips put title dreams on hold.

Never Any Doubt

But Harvard never doubted itself. And with Coach Kathy Delaney Smith's revamped line-up, the Crimson overcame early losing streaks and nearly snatched the title away from Brown.

"For us to have been playing for the title on Saturday, despite our obstacles, means to me that we had a successful season." Delaney Smith said.

Last night, the Crimson seemed to follow some well-written script. Each player offered her trademark contribution to the outcome.

Like always, junior Debbie Flandermeyer crashed the boards and muscled her way inside for tough buckets.

And after a quiet first half offensively, Junior Erin Maher nailed three straight treys in the final minutes of the contest.

The squad as a whole came together well. It was a nice sight to see, indeed.

Perhaps the greatest sight was of the co-captains together on the court for one last hurrah.

Harris, despite her torn anterior cruciate ligament, surprised all by suiting up and starting for the Crimson.

The center played long enough to score two points on her patented jumper--a shot that could have carried the team to the Ivy title.