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...most part, Ivy League basketball is a horizontal game—earthbound players embracing the fundamentals (the layup, the bank-shot, the bounce pass). The occasional dunk always excites the crowd because Ancient Eight basketball rarely occupies a vertical dimension...
After the nonconference slate ended, attention turned to the race for the Ivy League title. With perhaps the strongest field in its history, the Ancient Eight had three contenders—all of which won at least 21 games—in Cornell, Princeton, and Harvard. The Crimson cruised in most of its 10 conference wins, with an 82-79 overtime thriller at Yale and a 67-66 comeback at Penn as the only tight contests...
While we did give up some things over the past 18 months, Harvard remains an environment of unique depth and breadth. For instance, in FAS we offer instruction in more than 70 ancient and modern languages, far more than any other American university. No language programs were eliminated because of the financial crisis. In fact, we moved forward; this year we launched new “bridge” courses that integrate language instruction (such as Arabic and Chinese) into literature and other content instruction...
Though she led the Ivy League in ERA, opponent average, and strikeouts, Brown didn’t come away with the two prizes that have as of now eluded her—Ivy Pitcher of the Year honors and the Ancient Eight crown. Both of those went to Cornell’s Elizabeth Dalrymple, who pitched every inning of the ILCS to outduel Brown for both titles...
...next day, defending Ancient Eight champion Cornell quieted a Harvard offense that was finally coming together. After dropping the first contest, 8-4, the Crimson responded with a 7-6 win, splitting the series. What followed was a dominant sweep of Holy Cross and a commanding first game against Penn that Harvard won, 10-0, in early April. But the Quakers came back to narrowly escape the Crimson, 5-4, in the twinbill’s nightcap...