They had to wait until to the last game of their final year to pull it off, but the Crimson seniors have finally earned a season-sweep of Dartmouth.

"That makes all of the pain and struggle worth it--winning against them, on the court, in the last game of your life," said senior guard Lisa Kowal.

Led by 25 points from freshman forward Hana Peljto, Harvard (12-15, 9-5 Ivy) cruised over Dartmouth (12-15, 8-6), 73-60, to wrap up second-place in the Ivies.

The league title was won by Penn (22-5, 14-0), who last night became the first team other than the 1996-97 Crimson to go undefeated in the Ivies. Penn's five-game lead at season's end is the largest in league history.

For the first six minutes of the game and the final 40 seconds, Harvard Coach Kathy Delaney-Smith deployed a lineup consisting of Peljto and the four seniors--Kowal, Carrie Larkworthy, and co-captains Kristen Boike and Melissa Johnson.

It took a late surge by Peljto at the end of game to make the margin of victory wide enough for the bench to be emptied at the end. Dartmouth rallied on the strength of a trio of three-pointers from tri-captain Samantha Berdinka to pull within five with five minutes left.

Peljto responded by scoring all eight of Harvard's points over the next two minutes. She was unstoppable inside as Harvard built an insurmountable 68-57 lead.

Peljto's performance on the day--18 second-half points, 9-of-13 from the floor and 6-of-8 from the line--assured her a second-place finish in the Ivy scoring race. Dartmouth center Katherine Hanks had come close to overtaking Peljto in the first half, but came up short.