VanDerveer had Scott guard Feaster after the first TV timeout, but she too was unable to contain the All-American. Feaster--who poured in a game-high 35 points and corralled 13 rebounds--clearly outplayed Scott, who finished with 18 points and eight boards in her final collegiate game.

Home, Sweet Home?

Stanford lost at Maples for the first time since the final game of the 1993-94 season when the Cardinal lost to the Purdue Boilermakers.

When the Stanford players first stormed onto the court to the rebels' theme from Star Wars, the Cardinal was greeted with a deafening ovation from the audience. Just prior to introductions, the Stanford band led the crowd and the players in hand-clapping, feet-stomping melodies that reached a level of synchronization foreign to Ivy League audiences.

The Crimson calmly performed its usual pre-game routine, gathering at midcourt for a huddle at the height of the stomping. Harvard Coach Kathy Delaney-Smith tried to ready her team for the noise level by playing blaring music during practices.

"We tried to prepare for it all week, but [the music in practice] was nothing like it was really like," Feaster said. "I mean the floor was rattling!"

The crowd of 5, 137 is the largest Harvard has played to this season, breaking the previous high of 1,636 for the Feb. 20 win over Princeton at Lavietes Pavilion.

Shake, Rattle and Roll

The court at Maples Pavilion is unusually bouncy, so much so that the entire gym rattles on a fast break.

The buoyancy of the court is such that 5'9 forward Katy Davis '96 was able to grab the rim in practice during Harvard's last visit to Stanford on Dec. 18, 1992.

"No one on my team has dunked a ball yet, but I'm expecting it," said Harvard Coach Kathy Delaney-Smith jokingly during Friday's pre-game press conference. Co-captain Megan Basil, seated next to Delaney-Smith and listed generously at 5'6, raised her hand confidently in response.

Basil did not dunk during the game.

Mascot Mayhem

The Cardinal may have edged the Crimson in the battle of the mascots. Stanford featured its notorious pine tree and three instigators in pink shirts, khaki shorts and white hats.

Harvard's "mascot" sported a loud, rainbow-striped outfit; he was draped in a red cape with a big "H" on it. He was actually a hanger-on from the earlier game between Hawaii and Arkansas--the Hawaii team is nicknamed the Rainbow Wahine.