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...DIED. MAGGIE DIXON, 28, head coach of the U.S. Military Academy women's basketball team, who last month led the Black Knights to their first-ever NCAA women's tournament, where they lost to No. 6-ranked Tennessee in the first round; following an episode of irregular heartbeat, after collapsing; in Valhalla, New York. At the urging of her older brother, Pittsburgh men's basketball coach Jamie Dixon, the onetime WNBA hopeful took up coaching after failing to win a spot on the Los Angeles Sparks. The siblings are thought to be the first to coach at the NCAA tournaments...
DIED. Maggie Dixon, 28, head coach of the U.S. Army women's basketball team, who last month led the Black Knights to their first NCAA women's tournament, where they lost to No. 6-ranked Tennessee in the first round; following an episode of irregular heartbeat; in Valhalla, N.Y. At the urging of her older brother, Pittsburgh men's basketball coach Jamie Dixon, the onetime WNBA hopeful took up coaching after failing to win a spot on the Los Angeles Sparks. The siblings are thought to be the first to coach at the NCAA tournaments in the same year...
After dropping its first two Ivy games of the season, the Harvard men’s tennis team returned home frustrated by its continuing trend of losing close games, while May’s NCAA Championships loomed. The Crimson (4-11, 0-2 Ivy) was once again the victim of matches decided by a single point, and it was perhaps appropriate that Harvard’s second loss of the weekend, at the hands of Columbia, ended with the now-dreaded and familiar final score of 4-3. “At our best, we’re capable...
...Beren Tennis Center. Harvard (13-6, 2-0 Ivy) will carry a three-game winning streak into Friday’s match with Penn—who also boasts an umblemished Ivy record. The winner will likely end up with the league’s automatic NCAA Tournament bid. “If we don’t win the Ivies,” said junior Elsa O’Riain, who did not lose during the weekend in singles or doubles, “everything goes so much harder. That will be the grudge match.” Harvard...
...pleased with our effort.” Bates was able to lead the varsity eight to an important victory in the finals, for the Knecht cup serves as a preview for the big race at the end of the season, the Eastern Sprints, which determines who goes to the NCAA finals. Despite the success, there is still room to improve for the lightweights, as the competition will be gunning for the Black and White for the rest of season. The race win, combined with successes at many other levels, nonetheless provided a promising sign for the future...