"We were exhausted coming out of exams, which hurt us against New Hampshire, Brown, and Yale," Delaney Smith said, "but now we're ready. The seniors have done a great job of keeping everyone on their toes."

The sixth-year Harvard coach also added that she's expects the team's five seniors--Hayes, Keffer, Chandler, forward Nancy Cibotti, and guard Mary Baldauf, to keep the team from getting complacent when it gets ready for its seven remaining Ivy League games.

Crimson, 81-64 at Briggs Cage UMass  31-33--64 Harvard  45-36--81

UMASS (64): Michele Pytko 1-1--3; Beth Wilbur 3-0--7; Helen Freeman 4-1--9; Christel Zullo 1-0--2; Tara Lewis 4-3--11; Jeanne Michaelson 9-1--20; Tricia Riley 2-0--4; Keyburn McCusker 0-2--2; Sue Serafini 2-0--6; Christine Divine 0-0--0; Dianne Burke 0-0--0.

Totals: 26-62 8-18 64.

HARVARD (81): Sharon Hayes 6-5--17; Sarah Duncan 8-0--18; Beth Chandler 2-3--7; Barb Keffer 4-4--14; Heidi Kosh 3-2--9; Nancy Cibotti 1-0--2; Beth Wambach 2-0--4; Melinda Nelson 1-2--4; Dina Hadrick 0-0--0; Jennifer Mazanec 1-0--2; Jody Fink 2-0--4; Sandy Springer 0-0--0.

Totals 30-73 16-18 81.

Three-pointers: Serafini 2, Wilbur, Michaelson; Duncan, Keffer 2, Kosh. Fouled out: None. Total fouls: Harvard 14; UMass 16. Assists: Harvard 15 (Keffer 5); UMass 21 (Zullo 8). Turnovers: Harvard 14; UMass 12. Rebounds: Harvard 54 (Duncan 16); UMass 32 (Lewis 10).

A: 100.