"I think we're very comfy here in Briggs Cage," Dartmouth coach Chris Wielgus said. "We lost last year but we played a very hard game.

"Harvard is a very good team--we just took control of the momentum," she said.

Harvard's season is over, but last night's loss cannot take anything away from the great campaign that the squad had. The team had been picked to finish fifth in the league, having come off a 7-19 season last year.

But led by captain Tammy Butler, the young Crimson opened a lot of eyes and a lot of big leads and wins. Last night was just the exception, when everything went wrong.

Harvard should be right in the thick of things next year--the team is just too good not to be back.

The only real tragedy is that Butler--Harvard's best player ever--won't be there.

"My heart breaks for Tammy Butler--maybe she'll just get elected the first woman president of the United States," Delaney Smith said. "It just wasn't meant to be."

Losing sucks, but not to have had the chance would hurt even more.

Harvard created its chance for the Ivy League title, and no matter what happened at Briggs Cage last night, the 1994-95 season was a major success. For that alone, Harvard's players and fans should be proud of the team's accomplishments.