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Swish. The guys could have used a Caryn Curry around during a few games this year...
...Caryn Curry can play, and she does it well enough to deserve the attention that women's athletics as a whole could not get four years ago. They were known as "Radcliffe sports" then, and though the appearance of Curry on the scene in 1976 did not affect the name change, her results have done more than any one performer's to herald and justify the emergence of "Harvard women's athletics...
Last year it was more of the same, as Caryn challenged her brother Jim, the football team's gifted wide receiver, for a place in Harvard sports lore. The hoop team was promoted to Division One of the AIAW and found the going a little rougher. And though the squad's record fell to 13-10 (quite phenomenal considering the improved competition), the Curry factor remained constant; she led the squad in rebounds, assists, and finished second in scoring...
...Caryn's always in control, you can see this on or off the court," says teammate Wendy Carle. "She's the guiding influence on the team and keeps everyone on an even keel. She never gets flustered," Carle added...
...back to the court, and to the jumpshots with backspin and the tough boxouts underneath. And they'll keep telling Caryn Curry that she "plays like a man," but they'll know she's doing her thing for the women...