Word: arcing
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...made 31 treys on the year, good for fourth in the league, and his seven total makes from beyond the arc against the Big Green tied for the second highest total in Harvard history...
...gave 85 percent of its playing time to five starters—four of them upperclassmen—including senior Jeannie Cullen, who racked up seven threes and 35 points in the effort. The experienced squad shot 50 percent from the floor, including 52.4 percent from beyond the arc, because it coolly exploited holes in the Harvard defense and employed textbook screens with characteristic self-assurance. “They’re fun to watch,” Delaney-Smith said. “They’re not fun to play, but they?...
...second half, the Crimson switched to a high-pressure man-to-man defense that kept Dartmouth closer to halfcourt and away from the three-point line. After the Big Green nailed nine-of-16 first-half three-pointers, Harvard held them to just five attempts from the arc in the second frame. The halftime adjustment to the man-to-man helped Harvard close a one-time rout to an eight-point deficit after...
...halftime buzzer even sounded. The intensity of the man-to-man in the final 15 minutes only emphasized further just how permeable the Crimson’s zone was in the first half. The best perimeter team in the Ivies, Dartmouth began the game 4-of-5 from the arc and kept heating up throughout the opening frame. By halftime, the Big Green’s Jeannie Cullen—who was a combined 9-of-18 from three point range in last year’s two conference games against the Crimson—had already nailed five three...
...zone defense in the first half, swinging the ball to find the open shooter before Harvard could react and using cross-court skip passes to exploit the holes on the perimeter. When Harvard did close out in time to prevent yet another dagger from beyond the arc, Dartmouth’s guards fired an entry pass to the low-post for forward Sydney Scott...