Magic of Numbers: Men's Hoops Looks to Continue Winning Streak

Each Thursday, The Crimson will compile a series of unique statistics about Harvard's sports scene. Welcome to the Magic of Numbers—without the problem sets. We'll do the math for you.

HARVARD HOOPS TO FACE PRINCETON AND PENN

450 – Number of wins for women’s basketball head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith after the Crimson’s victory over Cornell on January 29th.

6 – Number of combined conference wins for the top two women’s basketball teams in the Ancient Eight. Harvard (11-6, 3-0 Ivy) and Princeton (14-3, 3-0) face off on Friday night to determine which team gains sole possession of first place in the Ivy League standings.

2 – Number of top-ten lists for the Crimson that senior forward Emma Markley is now on, claiming tenth place on both the all-time rebounds list, with 580 boards, and the all-time scoring list with 1,148 career points.

55 – Number of years since the Harvard men’s basketball team went on a nine-game win streak. The Crimson (15-3, 4-0 Ivy) is on an eight-game win streak, the seventh longest in the country, as it enters Friday night’s contest against the Tigers (14-4, 2-0 Ivy).

1991 – The last year that the Harvard men began the conference season at 5-0. Going into a critical Ivy League weekend against Princeton and Penn, the Crimson hopes to pick up wins against both teams and post a 6-0 Ivy League record for the first time in school history.