More importantly, she led Harvard to its first two Ivy championships ever. In 1998, the first championship season, she set the Harvard single-season records in hits, home runs and RBI, while leading Harvard to a perfect 12-0 Ivy record.
This season, she hit the game-winning solo shot in an Ivy-opening 1-0 win over Cornell that completely turned around Harvard's season. In Ivy play, she led the team in slugging and on-base percentage, leading the team to an 11-1 league record and its second championship in three years.
While Harvard's performance at the NCAA Regionals may not have been all the players had hoped for, the Crimson will have every opportunity to make it back next season. With Ivy second-teamer Cherry Fu and six all-Ivy players--McKendry, Thoke, Koppel, Whitton, Montijo and sophomore pitcher Suzanne Guy--returning, the Crimson should be capable of winning Ivy championships for years to come.