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Harvard played one of the nation’s toughest non-conference schedules, with games against No. 4 Maine, No. 6 Boston College and a pair versus No. 10 Boston University. It also faced No. 2 Cornell twice in conference. The Crimson finished a dismal 0-5-1 against these Top 10 teams. All six games were very close, but that’s not taken into consideration under the NCAA’s formula for deciding at-large bids...
...though Harvard’s present Ivy championship drought of three years is its longest since the inception of Ivy women’s tennis, the Crimson—judging by its results so far—has the strong team it needs to win the toughest Ivy round-robin ever following spring break. But there are many matches to play before then...
...third period, a “garbage goal” from captain Kalen Ingram propelled the hosting Crimson (24-1-1, 13-0-1 ECAC) over the Bears (10-12-4, 7-6-1) in one of Harvard’s toughest games all year...
When she says we, she’s referring to the Harvard program, in particular the 1999 team, from which only captains Angela Ruggiero and Botterill remain. The Crimson beat its toughest foe New Hampshire four times that year. Harvard swept them by 3-2 and 4-2 margins in the regular season, but needed overtime to beat them in both the ECAC final and national championship game. Even with a 29-game winning streak entering the final game, the Crimson’s season still hung in the balance until a goal from Botterill finally clinched the title...
...same holds true on the Bears’ side. Despite their year-long struggles, Brown gave Harvard one of its toughest challenges of the season in a 3-2 Crimson victory in December. The Bears are one of just five teams this season that has maintained a tie score against Harvard during some portion of the third period...