Yale was on a mission last weekend to make sure Penn did not remain the only team undefeated in Ivy play.
Result? The Elis swept Penn and Princeton at home for the first time since 2001-2002.
Elis fans will be hoping that is an indication of what's to come. That same year, Yale took home a share of the Ivy title - but then lost the playoff game determining an NCAA Tournament bid.
But Columbia had one up on Yale.
The Lions also swept this weekend, beating Harvard and Dartmouth, though Columbia would do it on the road. It was the first time the Lions earned back-to-back weekend victories since 2004.
The battle for the conference championship remains very close, with Yale now in first and Penn and Cornell both sitting a full game back from the Elis.
Freshman Fortitude. Cornell's freshmen continue to contribute. Forward Alex Tyler scored 14 points against Dartmouth on Friday and then contributed 14 critical points in 16 minutes in a 65-64 loss to Harvard on Saturday. With the Big Red down 14, Tyler scored 12, hitting all six of his attempted field goals, and grabbed six rebounds to help his team momentarily regain the lead.
His performance wouldn't go unnoticed, as Tyler was awarded Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors.
Fellow freshmen Ryan Wittman and Louis Dale also had big weekends. Wittman scored 14 and 12 in consecutive nights, and Dale had 15 at Harvard.
Joe Scott's Unwanted Records. Princeton coach Joe Scott led his team to its first ever 0-3 Ivy start on Friday, and then beat his own record by running the Tigers to 0-4 in the standings on Saturday.
This start may not come as a surprise for some fans. In 2004-2005, Scott's first season with the team, the Tigers had their first-ever below-.500 Ivy finish. Now they will have to win six of their next 10 games to avoid setting a new Princeton record for Ivy futility.
The Tigers scored just 35 points against Yale on Friday. It was the second time they put up 35 this season - they did the same against Cornell last weekend. That is the fewest number of points scored in an Ivy game since Princeton put up the same number against Cornell in 1985.
Cusworth Replacements. Without the presence of Brian Cusworth, who graduated at the end of the winter semester, Harvard has had to look towards some of its youngsters for big contributions. And sophomore forward Evan Harris and junior forward Brad Unger stepped up for the Crimson this weekend. Unger put 16 points and hauled in five boards against Columbia, then added another 10 points and seven rebounds against Cornell. However, Harris stole the show against the Big Red, scoring 18 and fighting for 10 rebounds. He went on to take the biggest shot of the night, a layup with 0.8 seconds left for the win.
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