The magnitude of Harvard's achievement is truly difficult for many people to fathom. Aside from becoming the first victorious 16 seed in the history of the Big Dance, the Crimson also stopped a number of impressive runs by one of greatest programs in women's basketball.

Stanford had won 59 consecutive games on its home floor at Maples Pavilion before Saturday night's loss; its senior class had never lost at Maples. Stanford Coach Tara VanDerveer, one of the winningest coaches ever in college basketball, had never lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

It is Stanford's earliest exit from the Tournament since the 1981-82 season. The Cardinal also had three consecutive Final Four appearances in the last three years, six Final Four appearances in the last eight years and two National Championships in that span (1990 and 1992). Stanford is considered by most college basketball experts the team of the 1990s.

"[Beating Stanford] gave me a glimpse of what big-time basketball is all about--what a lot of us passed up to come to Harvard," Miller said. "A lot of people passed up scholarships to some pretty good schools, and maybe could have experienced this before, but there's nothing like experiencing it with the Harvard basketball team, especially because we play for the love of the sport."

Harvard now has a chance to advance to the Sweet Sixteen if it can get by Arkansas tonight, and if the Crimson can keep riding its emotional high, there is no telling how far it can go in the postseason. This team has definitely proven that anything is possible.

"I really thought in my heart that we'd give Stanford a good game," Basil said. "I don't know if I truly believed that we would win, but I believe anything now can happen. When Suzie Miller hit that three...I am a firm believer in our team; anything can happen."