The softball team (10-18, Ivy 4-8) began its four-game series in Hanover, N.H., on a positive note with a 2-1 win but fell in the next three games to Dartmouth (18-14, 9-3 Ivy) as the Bears were outscored 20-6 in those three losses.

The women’s water polo team (18-12) battled rival Harvard again on Saturday afternoon and pulled out a close victory, winning by one goal, 7-6.

The baseball team beat Bryant on Thursday, but dropped three of four in a weekend series against Dartmouth in Hanover, N.H.

The conditions for Brown’s matchup against Penn (3-7, 2-4 Ivy) were far from ideal, and the No. 11 Bears fell to Penn, 7-6, after two fourth-quarter goals gave the Quakers the final edge.

Tied 6-6 with No. 20 Cornell 3:36 into the second half on Saturday, the women’s lacrosse team gave up four unanswered goals in 12 minutes, putting the game out of the Bears’ reach.

The No. 8 women’s crew won seven of eight races against tough competition at Griggs Reservoir in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday.

Imagine you had to choose one hitter over the course of the season: Philidelphia’s Ryan Howard, San Diego’s Adrian Gonzalez or Oakland’s Jack Cust. Who would contribute the most offensively? We’re not factoring defense or Subway sandwiches into our decision. Which hitter do you pick?

With just over a minute remaining in Saturday’s game, members of the football team began to rejoice on the sidelines, as the clock ran down and Head Coach Phil Estes was doused with Gatorade. Saturday’s 41-10 win over Columbia (2-8, 2-5 Ivy) improved Brown’s record to 6-1 in the Ivy League (7-3 overall), clinching the Bears a share of the Ivy League championship.