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chasing HOOP dreams

-Harvard's 100-99 win over Providence Collegeon December 7 was an early indication of theteam's potential. Feaster, Butler, Reinhard andProudfit each had 20 or more points in the upset.

-Despite losing a tough 81-77 game at Dartmouthon January 14th, Harvard established itself as oneof the top teams in the Ivy League.

-On February 10th, Harvard lost its seventhstraight meeting to Brown, dropping a 65-57decision to the Bears. However, the team bouncedback from the loss by embarking on a seven gamewinning streak.

-The Crimson's 91-66 blow-out victory over theBears on February 25th was probably Harvard's bestoverall game of the year. The team put on aclinic, outplaying its opponents in every aspectof the game. And Butler finally got to tastevictory against Brown.

-Harvard survived a major scare against Cornellon March 3rd, pulling out a 105-99 win inovertime. Needing a win to stay in contention forthe Ivy title, the Crimson's Jessica Gelman nailedsix free throws in the extra frame.

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-Harvard's season ended on a disappointingnote--a 72-48 loss to Dartmouth in a game whichdetermined the winner of the Ivy League and aberth in the NCAA Tournament. The Big Green playedflawless basketball, while the Crimson stumbled.Fittingly, however, Butler led Harvard in scoringand rebounding in her final game for the Crimson.

"Although we lost that last game to Dartmouth,I don't think that can take away from what weaccomplished this season," Delaney Smith said."The people...the team mechanics...this was aspecial group of women."CrimsonE. Houston WuA Quaker wisely gets out of the way ofcaptain TAMMY BUTLER.

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