Around the Ivies

Top guns
Harvard women's hockey
Ever since defeating the then-top-ranked New Hampshire Wildcats for the first time on Mon., Dec. 7, the Harvard women's hockey team has been unstoppable, winning their last 13 games and the No. 1 ranking. The team dismantled a talented Princeton squad 6-0 on Sun., Jan. 10. With the top four point scorers in the ECAC--including members of both the Canadian and American 1998 Olympic hockey teams, which finished second and first, respectively--the team is gunning for its first Ivy title since 1989 and an invitation to Minneapolis for the second annual women's hockey national championship.

Doing it on the road
Dartmouth men's basketball
Playing their second Ivy League game in as many nights proved to be no problem for the Dartmouth men's basketball team, as they defeated Cornell 69-58 on Sat., Jan. 9. They remain in first place in the league with three consecutive wins, all of which have been on the road. Picked to finish as low as seventh in Ivy preseason polls, the Big Green have foiled the pundits with their gritty victories, including a nailbiter over Columbia on Fri., Jan. 8. The squad is led by the top rebounder in the nation, Ian McGinnis '01, and the league's top two scorers, Greg Buth '01 and Shaun Gee '00.

Net magician
Brown women's hockey
In the last four-and-a-half hours of hockey that the Brown Bears have played, Alison Brewer '00 has not allowed a single goal past her, setting an ECAC record. Brewer has allowed only 14 goals in almost 800 minutes of play and has recorded seven shutouts. For her efforts, Brewer won ECAC Player of the Week honors for the third time this season. With a 1.06 GAA, Brewer is looking to lead the league for the third straight season. The team is currently in third place in the ECAC and sports a 9-1-3 record.

--Compiled by David Goldenberg

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