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In the Hunt: W. Cagers Take the Court in Search of Ivy Title

Crimson Faces Yale Tonight; Looks Ahead to Tomorrow Night's Showdown Against First-Place Brown Bears

Brown recently set a team record for the most victories collected in one season with 20. And they continue to roll, having won 19 of their last 21 games while holding opponents to a 35.3 field goal percentage (Fifth best in the nation).

On top of all that, the Bears' roster carries a freshman wonder that leaves Yale's Kalich in the dust. A five-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week, three-time ECAC Rookie of the Week, and one time Ivy League Player of the Week the 6'5" Martina Jerant is considered by many a leading candidate for Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors.

If Jerant wins the award, she will be the fifth straight Brown player to do so. There's got to be something in that Providence water.

"Martina has done a good job for us," Brown Coach Jean Marie Burr said. "She's kept us on a steady pace throughout the season."

Burr hesitates to comment on tomorrow night's game, standing firm on the standard "I take one game at a time" philosophy. The Bears face Dartmouth tonight in what should be a hardfought battle.

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"It's a very exciting weekend for me," Burr said. "It's nice to have the three best teams playing [for the title] on the last weekend of the season."

Ivy League Standings Team  W-L  Pct. Brown  11 1  .917 HARVARD  9 2  .816 Dartmouth  8 3  .727 Princeton  6 6  .500 Yale  5 7  .417 Penn  4 8  .333 Cornell  3 9  .250 Columbia  1 11  .083

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