Word: arcing
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...Meanwhile, the Tigers were taking their time, looking for cutters, and creating open shots for their top scorers. Princeton’s sharpshooting Berry played target practice from various points behind the arc, hitting four of five three-pointers in the first half. Each of her rainbow set shots appeared to pause momentarily at its peak; she backpedaled triumphantly just as each ball plunged perfectly through the goal, touching nothing but the bottom...
...Saturday’s matchup as Markley led the team with easy buckets underneath. Her formidable presence on the boards allowed the resurgence of Harvard guard play. After Markley was double-teamed, the Crimson guards picked up where she left off. Harvard went 20 percent from beyond the arc in the first half, only landing one three pointer, but shot 50 percent from the three-point line in the second half after the guards took over the scoring initiative. THREE-POINT LANDThe Crimson, a team that is usually wet from beyond arc, saw a breakdown in its three-point shooting...
...their groove,” Markley said.After the Crimson took a 47-29 lead midway through the second half, Penn attempted to mount a comeback, going on an 11-0 run. The Quakers’ Carrie Biemer made a layup and then sank three consecutive jumpers from beyond the arc, cutting the Crimson’s lead down to 7. “Biemer is a really impact scorer,” Delaney-Smith said, “As soon as she gets daylight, she scores.”This would be the closest that Penn would be able...
...passed halfcourt and dished the ball to senior guard Drew Housman on the left side of the court. Housman—the game’s leading scorer with 16 points—pulled up for the game-tying attempt several feet behind the arc, but his shot was too strong and bounced off the far side of the rim.“I told Drew it was a great shot,” Harvard coach Tommy Amaker said. “I told him it was tremendous job by Jeremy making the decision, knowing we had enough time...
...Princeton’s offense has been a two-man show that posed problems for Harvard and the other Ivies this season. Sophomore guard Dan Mavraides and freshman guard Douglas Davis have been dominating outside the arc, with Mavraides leading the league by shooting .548 from three-point territory in Ivy games...