With Penn (17-10, 8-5) and Harvard both losing this weekend, the victory clinched the league title and an NCAA tournament berth for Dartmouth, meaning that Tuesday night's showdown between the Crimson and Big Green won't have any championship implications.

But although Harvard can finish no worse or better than second-place, Dartmouth has yet to beat the Crimson this season, so pride is on the line. Tomorrow's game will determine who really is the best team in the Ivy League.

Harvard 68, Cornell 58

Going into the weekend, sophomore guard Laura Barnard's career-high point total had been seven in one game.

But on Saturday, she came off the bench to lead all scorers with 17 points, including four three-pointers. Whenever Harvard needed a big basket in this game, she was there.

"Laura has really stepped it up," Sturdy said. "She's been playing great in practice lately. It's wonderful to see her come out with such intensity and confidence."

With the Big Red leading 10-6 early, and with the Crimson on a four-minute scoring drought, this game could have easily been a repeat of Friday night's disaster.

But then Barnard changed everything. Her three-pointer broke the Crimson scoring slump and ignited a 9-0 Harvard run, with five of those points belonging to her.