Word: balle
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Princeton was able to put the Harvard women behind the eight ball early on, jumping out to a 4-1 start. However, a late surge by the women's foil team spoiled Princeton's auspicious start. Princeton went on to defeat Harvard...
...Part of the reason for this rare occurrence--Harvard has not been eliminated from the championship race before the final game of the year since the 1993-94 season--was that the Crimson once again failed to get the ball to Janowski enough...
...player: the member of a team that should have the ball most often during the course of a game, particularly at crucial moments, because of her ability to carry the team nearly single-handedly...
...What makes Janowski's offensive stats more impressive is the fact that her teammates appear unable to give her the ball with regular frequency. Despite shooting over 49 percent from the floor, Janowski only takes 13.5 percent of the Crimson's shots. Harvard's guards, meanwhile, who are the ones responsible for getting the ball to Janowski, take 59 percent of the team's shots...
...Unfortunately, because she is a center, Janowski is at the mercy of her teammates to get her the ball if she is to turn in a good performance. Guards handle the ball so often and in such a position so as to have the luxury to create their own shots by way of a drive, a spot-up jumper, a jump shot off the dribble, etc. Forwards and centers need to receive the ball in order to do something with it, and Janowski is not receiving the ball very often...