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M., W. Golf Struggle in '98-'99

Both came in the spring, when it took fifth at the Boston College Invitational, the season opener on April 10-11. The Crimson also grabbed second place honors at the Massachusetts Intercollegiate Championships--in a field of five.

Aside from that, the results looked pretty bleak for the Crimson.

In the fall, Harvard finished 12th of 14 at the Dartmouth Invitational and followed that with a 14th of 15 finish in New Haven.

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Autumn ended at the ECAC Championships in Hartford. Two consecutive combined scores of 398 spelled 18th place for the Crimson.

The long Blue Fox Run course in Connecticut posed particular difficulties as it forced the Harvard players to overly on its short game.

While the golf team's play did warm a little with the weather, a disappointing performance at the Ivy League Championships came square in the middle of the Crimson's two decent outings.

Harvard finished in fifth place in the Ivy, a poor outcome considering only five Ancient Eight schools field women's golf teams. Sophomore Maureen Shannon posted the best combined score for Harvard with a 177 and the best round at 87--a full sixteen strokes above par.

The Northeast Championships marked the end of the season for the Crimson, and the struggling continued as the team ended up in 10th place of 13.

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