Harvard's Feaster gets 2000

The Harvard Crimson CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (U-WIRE) -- On a weekend in which Allison Feaster reached an unparalleled personal milestone, the Harvard women's basketball team came frighteningly close to having several streaks snapped at Lavietes Pavilion. Feaster scored her 2,000th career point Saturday night in Harvard's 74-54 victory over Yale (7-10, 1-4), making her the only woman in Ivy League history to record 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career. She joins NBA Hall of Famer and current U.S. Senator Bill Bradley as the only other person in Ivy history to accomplish the feat. "We didn't play our best game [last night], but tonight was definitely different," Feaster said. "It made it that much better when I hit the 2,000." Saturday night's game versus Yale included much less drama than the Brown contest, but Feaster still owned the spotlight. Before a crowd of better than 1,100 -- the largest for a women's home game in the last three years -- Feaster made Ivy League history for the umpteenth time this season. With 14:45 remaining in the second half, Seanor drove right and kicked the ball out to Kowal on the right wing. Kowal quickly found Feaster at the top of the key for the trifecta that gave Harvard its largest lead of the game and brought the house down. "It was really, really nice to have a lot of people here to see [me reach 2,000 points]," Feaster said. "I've been here for four years, and that's getting close to the largest crowd we've had." A loyal fan held a large poster which displayed Feaster's running career points total. It had read 1,999 until Feaster's trey hit nothing but net. As the numbers broke two grand, the crowd rose to its feet and roared in celebration of the Ivy League's greatest player ever. The salute swelled to deafening proportions and did not subside until the game was stopped 20 seconds later to honor Feaster. The All-American was presented with an ivy plant while the standing ovation persisted, and the volume of the cheers increased. An obviously touched Feaster waved to the crowd in recognition of their appreciation. "I was very emotional, especially when the crowd stood up and everyone was cheering," Feaster said. "I was surprised [by that reaction]; it really touched my heart." Feaster celebrated the milestone by playing what may be the best game of her career. She made her presence felt at both ends of the floor and turned in several spectacular plays en route to her second-highest, and Harvard's second-highest, single-game point total ever. She finished with 36 points, nine rebounds, four steals and four assists. She also turned in the game's finest play near the end of the first half. As an errant lob pass sailed out of bounds for an apparent Harvard turnover, Feaster leapt after it and, while in mid-air, rifled a pass from underneath her own hoop to co-captain Megan Basil at the three-point arc.