"They played really well. We knew it going in, [Yale Coach Amy Backus] changes her starting lineup," Delaney-Smith said. "She changes at game-time There's no one player, there's not a go-to on that team. They make the extra pass and go to the open player, and they did that very well against us last night."

Harvard lost to Yale by repeatedly giving up easy offensive rebounds and leaving players wide open down low--especially in the overtime. In the opening minutes of the second half in which Yale took control, Eli center Meg Simpson, a mere six feet tall, scored four easy points off offensive rebounds.

"We looked tired," Delaney-Smith said. " They were making the extra pass. And we were rotating and standing instead of rotating and playing the extra pass. I don't think we did a good job on the boards. I think offensive rebounds killed us."

Against Brown, Harvard played its best all-around game of the season. The Crimson shot 45.5 percent--very high for the team--and held the Bears to 30.6 percent from the floor. Center Rachel MacDonald, who torched Harvard for 18 points in its Jan. 13 loss to Brown, was limited to four on Friday night.

But the Crimson had nothing left for Saturday night. All those achievements against Brown are of little consolation, knowing that the team stands three games behind Penn in the Ivy race with five games left to play.

Penn did start 6-0 last season before struggling to a 9-5 finish. However, the Quakers have given zero indication of a repeat collapse.

To get a share of the Ivy title, Harvard would have to win out and hope the Quakers lose twice in their remaining Ivy games against Princeton, Brown, Yale, and Dartmouth. That's asking a lot.