NEW HAVEN, Conn.--On a routine road trip down I-95, the Harvard women's basketball team, which had been tied for first in the Ivy League, came back with a barely salvageable split and a fortunate tie for second place.
A 70-68 overtime win against Yale (9-14, 5-5) in the John J. Lee Amphitheater on Saturday was a struggle for Harvard, especially after previously league-winless Brown (6-18, 1-9) clobbered the Crimson, 75-56, the night before.
"I'm not alive," said Harvard Coach Kathy Delaney-Smith, who is being treated for breast cancer. "It's a tough weekend after chemo. Next time, time your chemo better than I did."
The Crimson (15-6, 7-2 Ivy), which had been tied for the Ivy League lead with Dartmouth (16-6, 8-1) and Penn (16-7, 7-2), had company in second place after the weekend as Columbia (5-17, 4-6) shocked Penn 70-67 on Saturday.
"Isn't that fabulous?" Delaney-Smith asked.
Dartmouth, on an 8-0 roll since losing to Harvard in early January, swept Yale and Brown on the weekend to gain sole possession of first place.
Harvard 70, Yale 68, OT
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