Fittingly, Caramanico and Ladley finished with matching 20-point totals to lead all scorers.

"All their ball games have been close and they find a way to win," Delaney-Smith said. "They have two phenomenal seniors that find a way to make it happen. I admire their hard work and the way they take advantage of every single possession."

As usual it was the two freshmen forwards, Peljto and Tricia Tubridy, leading all Harvard scorers with 14 and 13 points respectively. Lee finished with eight points and was 4-of-4 from the floor outside of the final minute.

According to Lee, her nine-point performance in Harvard's meeting with Penn two weeks ago was the beginning of her transition from a bench-warmer to a go-to player.

Harvard had just five players make the scoreboard--a season low. Gates and Monti, the only upperclassmen to score, each had 11 points. Gates led the team with three steals, while Monti dished out six assists without turning the ball over.

"Look how young my team is," Delaney-Smith said. "So I'm proud. There's a great future for us. The young kids are getting lots of experience. Carrie Larkworthy played her heart out. Jenn Monti played a good game tonight for us and Katie Gates has been getting stronger and stronger."

With the departure of Caramanico and Ladley next season, Harvard would like to think itself the 2001-02 Ivy favorite. But Caramanico expects that the Ivy championship experience will carry over to next year's team.

"Although I won't be here next year, I think hopefully I've taught our freshman and sophomores something," Caramanico siad. "We're going to get some players in--our coaches are awesome and they're not going to give this up."