“We knew they were going to be physical, but I still had no idea why they wouldn’t stop fouling,” Cserny said. “It didn’t make any sense. But it was good that it didn’t bother us. We stayed strong with the ball and were waiting for the calls. That’s what we expected.”

Cserny was the unquestionable star of the show on Saturday, and, from the moment her native Hungary’s national anthem played from the loudspeakers before the start of the game, the crowd might have guessed she was headed for a special evening.

Cserny delivered her sixth career 30-point game, shooting a blistering 11-of-15 from the field.

Making the night even more memorable was the fact that Cserny’s mother, Eva, was on hand to watch her daughter make history.

“She usually comes for every Christmas and sees two or three games, except for this year,” Cserny said. “This is the first time she’s seen me play this year.”

Unbeknownst to the Crimson, as it was celebrating its hard-earned victory over Penn, Dartmouth was keeping pace, holding serve at home against Princeton to improve to an Ivy League best 12-1.

The momentous events of the weekend set up an impending showdown between the two Ivy League heavyweights tomorrow night.

If Dartmouth wins, it will earn an outright title and automatic NCAA tournament bid. If Harvard wins, however, the teams will be Ivy League co-champions and play this weekend for the chance to go to the tournament.

“What a perfect senior weekend. Not perfect, because everyone didn’t get in the game, but right now, I don’t think anyone cares,” Delaney-Smith said. “Right now, we just need to get a part of the title, or get the title. That’s our mission.”