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Anyone who regularly attends Harvard women's basketball games should have noticed a pattern this season. About five minutes into each contest, Harvard Coach Kathy Delaney-Smith looks down her bench and summons one, two or all of a trio of players to report to the scorer's table...
Traditionally, the term "sixth man" has been used to designate a player who consistently is the first to come off the bench for a team and contribute significantly to that squad's success. In the case of the 1997-98 Harvard Crimson, the role of sixth `wo'man is shared by Brandt, Russell and Kowal...
...Sarah [Russell] and I fell into the role of being the first people off the bench along with Lisa fairly early in the season," Brandt says. "To get ourselves charged up and mentally ready to go into the game, we decided that out starters have five minutes...
Folkl's numbers for the season arejaw-dropping. The 6'2 junior finished the yearaveraging a team high 18.9 points and 9.2 reboundsper game, shooting an incredible 69.5 percent fromthe field. Making these numbers all the moreimpressive is the fact that they were all achievedcoming off of the bench--the Stanford standouthasn't started a game all season and only averaged25 minutes per contest...
Since volleyball season ended, however, theCardinal, with Folkl coming off the bench, hasbeen on a 19-1 clip...