EXHIBIT 99.14

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form N-14 of our report dated November 8, 2000, relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights which appear in the September 30,
2000 Annual Report to Shareholders of the Small Cap Fund and our report dated
December 20, 2000, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights
which appear in the October 31, Annual Report to Shareholders of the Smaller
Companies Fund, which are also incorporated by reference into the Registration
Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the heading "Experts"
in such Registration Statement and under the heading "Representations and
Warranties" in the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization included in such
Registration Statement.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
March 26, 2001