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Some Memorable Dates

Year in Review

It was also a good day for the women's swimming team, which trounced Princeton, 79-61. The win propelled the undefeated Crimson to its fourth-straight Ivy League title.

February 19, 1989, Bright Center.

While the men's hockey team is away, the women's squad will play.

Despite having three goals disallowed, the Crimson defeated Princeton, 4-1, and captured its third Ivy title in a row.

The crowd at Bright that afternoon might have been smaller that most Bright crowds. But the faithful who watched were rewarded with another Crimson celebration.

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March 4, 1989, Jadwin Gym, Princeton, N.J.

The women's basketball team was still gunning for an Ivy League title, but the Crimson could not withstand the Tigers and lost, 71-54. Dartmouth clinched the championship.

Back in Cambridge, the Princeton men's swimming team won the Eastern title at Blodgett Pool. But Mr. Berkoff remained undefeated.

And to finish the Tiger sweep, the Princeton men's basketball squad captured the Ivy title with a 73-64 victory over Harvard at Briggs Cage.

May 3, 1989, Ohiri Field.

It was not the best of springs for the men's lacrosse team. The Crimson had lost six games in a row, inlcuding a 11-3 loss to Yale, the Ivy champs.

Yet on that afternoon, everyone forgot about the season for just a few hours. Led by Steve Lux's two hat tricks and Mickey Cavuoti's one trick, the Crimson defeated New Hampshire, 15-11.

Across the road at Palmer Dixon, the women's tennis team captured a share of the Ivy title--its seventh-straight--with a 7-2 victory over Princeton.

But the Ivy title did not result in a bid to the NCAA title for the Crimson. It was the first time since 1983 that Harvard missed a trip to the national tournament.

April 8, 1989, Palmer Dixon Courts.

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