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Feaster Joins 2,000-Point Club

All-American reaches milestone; Harvard takes two

Feaster finished with 28 points, 11 reboundstwo steals and two blocked shots. Janowski andMiller poured in 15 and 13 points, respectively,and Seanor tied a career high with 11 rebounds.She also dished out a game-high five assists.

Harvard played an outstanding first half,highlighted by a 19-2 run while Feaster was on thebench. Miller and senior guard Sarah Brandt ledthe way during the stretch with six points apiece.

Harvard had a chance to win it at the end ofregulation, but Feaster's 18-foot jumper was offthe mark. Feaster, in foul trouble for most ofthe game, played only 26 minutes in regulation.

"When [Fester] is on the floor, there is anatural tendency to count on her, which we'vetried not to do, but how can you not do that;that's a nice negative," Delaney-Smith said.

Harvard 74, Yale 54

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Saturday night's game versus Yale included muchless drama than the Brown contest, but Feasterstill owned the spotlight. Before a crowd ofbetter than 1,100--the largest for a women's homegame in the last three years--Feaster made IvyLeague history for the umpteenth time this season.

With 14:45 remaining in the second half, Seanordrove right and kicked the ball out to Kowal onthe right wing. Kowal quickly found Feaster at thetop of the key for the trifecta that gave Harvardits largest lead of the game and brought the housedown.

"It was really, really nice to have a lot ofpeople here to see [me reach 2,000 points],"Feaster said. "I've been here for four years, andthat's getting close to the largest crowd we'vehad."

A loyal fan held a larger poster whichdisplayed Feaster's running career points total.It had read 1,999 until Feaster's trey hit nothingbut net.

As the numbers broke two grand, the crowd roseto its feet and roared in celebration of the IvyLeague's greatest player ever. The salute swelledto deafening proportions and did not subside untilthe game was stopped 20 seconds later to honorFeaster.

The All-American was presented with an ivyplant while the standing ovation persisted, andthe volume of the cheers increased. An obviouslytouched Feaster waved to the crowd in recognitionof their appreciation.

"I was very emotional, especially when thecrowd stood up and everyone was cheering," saidFeaster. "I was surprised [by that reaction]; itreally touched my heart."

Feaster celebrated the milestone by playingwhat may be the best game of her career. She madeher presence left a both ends of the floor andturned in several spectacular plays en route toher second-highest, and Harvard's second-highest,single-game point total ever.

She finished with 36 points, nine rebounds,four steals and four assists. She also turned inthe game's finest player near the end of the firsthalf.

As an errant lob pass sailed out of bounds foran apparent Harvard turnover, Feaster leapt afterit and, while in mid-air, rifled a pass fromunderneath her own hoop to co-captain Megan Basilat the three-point arc.

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