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Women's Basketball: Ivy League Preview

"I wouldn't have thought that Dartmouth would have been as strong as they were last year, but Katherine Hanks turned out to be quite a player," Delaney-Smith said. "[She] could just do it all."

Sherryta Freeman and Stephanie Kinnear are two seniors who will provide the Big Green leadership and experience after Banghart's departure. They are slated to start in the backcourt.

Even though she played only 22 minutes a game, Freeman averaged six points a game and was second on the team with 44 steals. Helping Freeman and Kinnear in the backcourt will be senior Samantha Berdinka and sophomore Kerri Downs, who led the state of Massachusetts in scoring as a hotly recruited high school senior.

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The Big Green expects Katie Skelly, who nursed a stress fracture last year, to make a significant offensive contribution this season. Jen Johnston, who performed well at the

NCAA Tournament when Dartmouth almost upset defending national champ Purdue, will also lend experience to the team.

3. Harvard

Please see team preview, page C-1.

4. Yale

With a talented, experienced roster hungry to prove itself as a legitimate contender, the Bulldogs seemed on the verge of a breakout season in 1999.

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