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...said. “Saturday’s game is not more important than Friday’s game for us.”Harvard heads into this double header as winners of three straight games and eight of its last nine. Last weekend saw Harvard record its 15th sweep in series history, rising to the challenges of Princeton and Penn with resounding victories.Junior Katie Rollins, named Ivy League co-Player of the Week after last weekend’s spectacular haul of 42 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals, has now scored 20 points or more...
Unfortunately, it may not be quite that easy. Fifth-place Union is in good position to sweep its final contests of the season at Yale and Brown, which would allow it to leapfrog Harvard and Cornell should either team fail to match that pace. And with Cornell (vs. Dartmouth) at Harvard (at Colgate) both favorites to win on Friday, it could mean that the final first-round bye will go to whoever comes away with two points when the two teams meet on Saturday night. After a turbulent and unpredictable season for the Crimson, it could very realistically all come...
...With the sweep this weekend, this year’s Crimson became only the third squad to sweep Penn and Princeton in the same weekend since the two began travelling together in 1957-58. This was the first time since 1986-87 that it was done...
...last time that the Crimson swept the weekend was in the 1986-87 season at Lavietes Pavilion. The only other sweep since 1957-58, when the teams began traveling together, was in the 1984-85 season on the road...
...Everyone worked really, really hard on defense, and we all played well together.”The result extends Harvard’s dominant record over the Quakers—the Crimson has now won the last nine matchups, 13 of the last 14 meetings, and recorded its 15th sweep in series history. However, unlike the dramatic 63-62 home victory against Penn on Feb. 1, the Crimson was to enjoy a healthier margin of victory this time around.“We definitely felt we had something to prove from last time,” Hallion said...