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...While they provide the backbone that defines the team, it is the returning sophomores and up-and-coming freshmen that need to step into the limelight—and fast—if the Crimson wishes to defend its Ivy League title and claim a spot in the NCAA tournament as it did two seasons...
...system will be tested early, with several non-conference games of note crowding a busy early slate for the Crimson. These include two matchups in the Women of Troy Basketball Classic, where Harvard will face UC Santa Barbara and tournament host USC. As always, this year’s schedule is highlighted by the competitiveness of the Ivy League, with two games apiece against fellow Ivy League co-champions Dartmouth and Cornell and rival Yale...
...weekend of Ivy play in March: win out, and it would retain its sole grip on the Ancient Eight crown. But a loss in a lackluster effort at Yale the following weekend forced a three-game playoff atop the league standings, eventually sending the Big Red to the NCAA tournament and Harvard home...
...definitely more disciplined and know what we have to bring to the court. We learned the system.”Last year, the season ended with Rollins, Moretzsohn, Markley, and Wheeler on the outside looking in as Cornell represented the Ivies in the NCAA tournament. Even so, the mood right now for Harvard is anything but bitter. Rollins stressed that each player has not let the disappointing ending affect her morale, but instead used it as an impetus to improve her game.Markley and Wheeler have taken this mantra to heart. With a summer of extensive training under their belts...
...That opener is the first in a long campaign the seniors hope will end in the NCAA tournament in March. Expectations are high, with the team picked fourth in the preseason Ivy League media poll. But the expectations are unlikely to go to the heads of the seniors, as before their freshmen campaign, the team—with another talented senior class—was picked to finish second in the league. Harvard rewarded those expectations with eight straight league losses in February and March to finish closer to the bottom than...