Athlete of the Week Runners-Up: Women's Basketball's Senior Duo Shines in Final Home Weekend

Harvard softball’s Rhianna Rich earned the honor of Ivy League Rookie of the Week, as well as The Crimson’s Athlete of the Week, for her outstanding performance at the JU Green and Gold Classic last weekend. With a batting average of .563 and four RBIs over a four-game stretch, the freshman infielder helped the Crimson to a 3-1 record to start off its spring season. Along with Rich’s success, three other Harvard athletes had impressive performances this week:

AnnMarie Healy, Women’s Basketball

This senior forward helped the Crimson (14-11, 9-3 Ivy) to back-to-back victories over Yale and Brown this week by scores of 65-63 and 92-79, respectively. In addition to putting 21 points on the board—her 24th time scoring in double-digits this season—against the Bulldogs, Healy clinched the victory, sinking the game-winner off her own rebound at the buzzer.

Shilpa Tummala, Women’s Basketball

Further demonstrating strong senior leadership on the team, Shilpa Tummala also helped Harvard secure victories over Yale and Brown this week. Tummala scored a career-high 24 points against the Bears to go along with 12 assists—her fourth double-double this season.

Riding a six-game winning streak, Tumalla and the rest of the Crimson squad will look to extend the run into this weekend, where Harvard will play its last two games of the season against Princeton and Penn, who both sit 10-1 in conference play.

Devin Dwyer, Men’s Lacrosse

Senior attackman Devin Dwyer capped off his second consecutive seven-point game with an overtime game-winner on Saturday, lifting Harvard (3-0) to a 10-9 victory against UMass. Dwyer’s final score—his fifth of the game—came just 10 seconds into overtime and was assisted by sophomore Morgan Cheek. The Garden City, N.Y., native will look to help the Crimson maintain its perfect record in its upcoming matchup against Duke this Saturday.