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Somebody forgot to tell the women's basketball team that they were not supposed to win the Ivy title this year.
Somebody forgot to tell them that a team with seven freshmen and three sophomores is usually a year or two away from being a serious contender.
Somebody forgot to tell them that a team with a new coaching staff generally needs a year to get used to one another.
And somebody forgot to tell them that a team that returns three starters from an 8-18 team usually does not unseat a two-time defending league champ.
Thank goodness somebody forgot.
The women's basketball team, picked to finish fifth in the Ivy League in a preseason media poll, surpassed all expectations by sharing the Ivy title with two-time defending champion Brown.
A hard-fought 77-64 win at Harvard back on March 8 put the finishing touches on an outstanding season and clinched the Ivy title for the Big Green.
"A banner went up in the gym with that win at Harvard," Coach Chris Wielgus said.
The victory also forced a one game playoff to determine which team would represent the Ivy League in the expanded NCAA tournament.