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Since its stunning victory over fifth-ranked Stanford, Harvard has had to read in numerous California newspapers that it was not the Crimson's ability, but rather the Cardinal's poor play that led to the first upset of a number one seed by a 16 seed in the history of the men's or women's Tournaments...
Numerous columnists have written that without the services of All-American forwards Kristin Folkl and Vanessa Nygaard, Stanford was doomed before the start of the game. Harvard just happened to be in the right place at the right time--how else could one explain Stanford losing to "Harvard and little Suzie Miller" as one writer...
...about because Harvard outplayed Stanford, plain and simple? Maybe, Harvard came out victorious because it had an All-American named Allison Feaster who managed to score 35 points, pull down 13 rebounds, nab a few steals and dazzle a national television audience. Feaster's performance even had Rebecca Lobo and the rest of the ESPN studio anchors wondering why she did not receive higher All-America honors...
Maybe, just maybe, the Crimson downed the Cardinal because Harvard Coach Kathy Delaney-Smith had the perfect defensive game plan--double and triple team Stanford All-American forward Olympia Scott and force the Cardinal guards to beat you with the outside shot...
Maybe, just maybe, Harvard became the first unranked team to defeat Stanford on its home floor since 1988 because the Crimson received excellent performances from Miller, fellow junior Sarah Russell and senior Alison Seanor...