W. Cagers Edge Brown, 62-57

The Harvard women's basketball team added one prestigious record to its list of accomplishments and moved closer to a second during its 62-57 victory over the Brown Bruins last night at Marvel Gym in Providence.

Tri-Captain guard Barbarann Keffer's jumpshot just inside the three-point line with about 10 minutes remaining in the game marked her 1000th career point. She is the third player in Harvard history to reach that esteemed plateau, behind Elaine Holpuch '83 and current Crimson Tri-Captain Sharon Hayes.

"It was great because my family was here," said Keffer, "and they don't get to see many of my games."

Just as important, the Crimson (13-3, 4-0 Ivy League) continued its quest for its first outright Ivy League title by remaining the only undefeated team in the league.

The Crimson was sparked by great shooting from junior forward Sarah Duncan, who scored 20 points, and strong hustle by senior forward Nancy Cibotti and sophomore guard Heidi Kosh.

Leading 43-27 at the half behind a strong running game, the Crimson faltered after the intermission and found its lead cut to two with only 18 seconds remaining.

However, Kosh hit both ends of a one-and-one and then stole the ball and added another foul shot to clinch the victory.

"Heidi played a great game for us," said Harvard Coach Kathy Delaney Smith. "She hit some pressure foul shots at the end."

"Cibotti also played a simply awesome game," added Delaney Smith. "She does so many things for us at both ends of the floor."

The team's poor showing in the second half concerned the Harvard coach, who attributed the lapse to a few defensive breakdowns and a few questionable calls by the officials, but mostly to extremely poor shooting.

"We got frustrated in the second half and didn't execute as well as we can," said Tri-Captain center Beth Chandler."

A big factor in the Bruin comeback was the absence of the Crimson's leading scorer, Hayes, who was forced to leave the game with a knee injury.

"Our inside shots were not falling," said Delaney Smith, "and they looked real tight on offense in the second half, as if they were nervous."

Friday night's game was the second consecutive outing in which the Crimson had trouble setting up screens for its shooters.

"We had problems running the offense," said Keffer. "We just stood around."

A powerful Bruin inside game, led by sophomore forward Marcia Brown's 14 points and nine rebounds each by junior forward Krista Butterfield and freshman center Margaret Fuchs also keyed the comeback.

"We didn't get many offensive rebounds," said Chandler, "and their big inside game, especially Brown, forced us into a lot of foul trouble."

Harvard's troubles in the second half worry Delaney Smith, but the Crimson do remain undefeated in the Ivies going into tonight's game in New Haven against Yale,