Harvard women's basketball coach Kathy Delaney-Smith, the winningest basketball coach in Harvard history, got her 250th career win yesterday in front of 211 regular joes and two famous fans.

Marion Jones, the fastest woman in the world, and her husband, world champion shot-putter C.J. Hunter, were on hand at Lavietes Pavilion to watch their close friend, Harvard junior center Melissa Johnson, lead the Crimson (3-2) to an 83-50 blowout win over Sacred Heart (1-3) to claim the Harvard Invitational title.

"I'm so glad we won both [games], and that's just great for us right now," Delaney-Smith said. "I don't even care about my 250th. Anyone who's been coaching as long as I have, it's bound to happen. It's the law of averages. I don't know that it was that great a feat."

Win number 249 came on Friday with a big-time 66-52 win over Big Ten power Ohio State (2-1).

Delaney-Smith, who is in her 18th year as the Crimson coach--the longest current tenure in the Ivy League--has guided Harvard to six Ivy titles and is one conference win away from her 150th Ivy win. Her all-time record is 250-193.

"She gives us so much, so it's nice to try and give her something in return," captain Laela Sturdy said.

"I'm really happy for Kathy," said Johnson, who grabbed a team-high 18 rebounds yesterday, good for a sixth-place tie on the Harvard single-game rebounding list. "I'm glad we had it at home because next weekend we're going away. It's really special for her. She deserves it."

Harvard 83, Sacred Heart 50