Word: jadwin
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Once again, just one game separated the two teams, shifting the focus from a February Quaker clinch to a March 7 showdown in Jadwin for a share of the Ivy title...
...recently renovated Palmer-Dixon tennis courts) or if you’ve ever visited each of the other seven Ivies, you know that Harvard’s facilities rank in the bottom half of the league. Compared to Penn’s Palestra, Princeton’s Jadwin, and Yale’s John J. Lee, Lavietes best strikes one as a high school gym, not only by its size, but also with the relative lack of buzz or excitement felt inside it. That serves as a perfect explanation for why the former three schools have hosted several major conference...
...Crimson last won at Penn’s Palestra in 1991 and has not beaten the Tigers in Jadwin Gym since 1989. At times coming close to picking up a victory on the southern swing in recent years—most memorably in 2003’s double overtime loss at Jadwin—Harvard has not been able to break through against the Ps on the road. And with the way the past two weeks have plunged Harvard’s fortunes, a win in either of this weekend’s games would likely...
Getting off to a strong start will be especially important in the Palestra and at Jadwin, where the large, rowdy crowds can bury a visitor. Just as at Yale’s John J. Lee Ampitheater, where Harvard was tormented earlier this season, The Palestra’s raucous student section often gets inside the heads of opposing players...
...opponents of opponents.Harvard’s current RPI is 176, the lowest of any Ivy team other than Penn. If the Crimson can take care of business in its four remaining home games, and steal a win in the difficult conditions of Princeton’s Jadwin Gym or the Palestra in Philadelphia, the team’s rating could potentially fall to the requisite level to be considered for the NIT.Beyond the fact that it still has a shot at its first postseason appearance since 1946, the Crimson could also break the school record for most Division...