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...another team with just two to go, and was officially eliminated from contention with last week's loss against Penn. Of course, after much of the team's fate was sealed in Providence, players took some heart in looking on their calendars and realizing another option--playing the "spoiler" and sealing the title for the Bears. You see, the team sharing first place with Brown is the Yale Bulldogs. If Yale wins on Saturday, they get their first piece of an Ivy title since 1989. If they lose, and Brown wins (they are playing Columbia, one of the weaker teams...
...faltered with the same offensive core, failing to win crucial games and finishing meekly to a 4-6 finish. This year, same story, though thanks to a 5-2 start, the team can still finish with a winning record with a victory in New Haven, not to mention play spoiler to Yale's championship aspirations...
...League championship. With the team tied for first after week seven, the Crimson was in position to do just that. But then devastating losses to Brown and Princeton killed the team's Ivy title hopes, leaving Harvard at 5-4. Now the Crimson can only play the role of spoiler at New Haven...
...Harvard, in the role of spoiler, is playing for respect, and respect can be the biggest motivator...
With the win, Brown's chances of getting a bid to the NCAA tournament improved. Harvard missed a chance to play spoiler to the Bears' season...