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...four points with a 10-6 spurt halfway through the second. But another BU surge as the clock wound down gave the Terriers a 60-47 cushion before Harvard began fouling to stop the clock. GUARD PLAY Senior guard Laura Robinson picked up the slack in a Harvard backcourt missing injured co-captain Jess Holsey, who missed her third consecutive game and sat on the sidelines with a taped hand. Holsey, out indefinitely with the injury, watched roommate Robinson pour in a career-high 24 points on 8-of-13 shooting. Robinson went 4-for-5 from three-point range...
...career night in the team's loss to Sacred Heart, when he scored 30 of the Mountain Hawks' 55 points and sank eight three pointers. "We have to do something, whoever's guarding [him]," coach Frank Sullivan said. "We've been victimized in these two losses by solid backcourt play, specifically three-point shooting. [Defending the three] is a huge priority...
...four, and he’s used to having to play out of position.”Other than the lineup shifts, Harvard’s gameplan has not changed for its meeting with BU. The Crimson knows it must handle the Terriers’ pressure, contain their explosive backcourt, and prevent them from getting hot behind the arc. The failure to execute in those areas has led to back-to-back 44- and 37-point losses to BU over the past two seasons.“They’ve definitely embarrassed us the last two years...
...career-high seven three-point field goals, making him just the third player in CCSU history to amass 200 treys. Whenever it seemed Harvard might take control, there was Chiera, knocking down a long jumper to keep the Crimson in comeback mode.Harvard had targeted CCSU’s explosive backcourt, but could not contain the Blue Devils’ strength, speed, and shooting on the perimeter. Overall, CCSU shot 9-of-16 from three-point range and added 10 points on the fast break.“This was clearly going in the toughest opponent for us to guard...
...attention from opposing defenses. “Everything is showing right now,” Cusworth said. “Just how physically and mentally tough this team is and how far we’ve come from a year or two ago.” In the backcourt, junior Jim Goffredo has made the most noticeable impact with his 14.2 points per game. In the frontcourt, Cusworth has helped carry the slack. To date, the junior is shooting 48.9 percent from the field, while averaging 12.6 points and almost seven rebounds per game. In Wednesday’s victory...