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...Columbia attacked inside early on, immediately implementing its strategy of establishing strong presence down low, both offensively and defensively. Its perimeter players in the opening minutes were merely decoys looking to spread the defenders and dump the ball to prolific sophomore forwards Judie Lomax and Lauren Dwyer. Notably, Lomax, a transfer from Oregon State, is the top rebounder in the NCAA Division I this season, averaging 14.1 rebounds per game. She finished with 16 points and 15 rebounds...
...After eight minutes of play, Harvard had gained a commanding 17-6 lead by hitting shots from all over the floor and getting to the free throw line. If the ball wasn’t being fed to sophomore forward Emma Markley inside on the post, freshman Brogan Berry and co-captain Emily Tay were waiting on the perimeter, feet squared to the basket, ready for the quick catch-and-shoot. If a defender rotated up, forwards like sophomore Claire Wheeler and senior Katie Rollins were waiting for the feed back inside...
...With nine minutes remaining until halftime, Berry confirmed the notion that Harvard was the faster overall team. Cradling the ball at the top of the key, she made an Iverson-esque step fake to her left side, paused momentarily, and froze her defender as she exploded to the hoop and finished over two Lions with a lefty scoop layup...
...Towards the end of my doubles match with [partner Rosekrans], we really started to play well,” Davis said. “So I was confident in my shot going into my singles match. I knew that if I could keep the ball deep, [Morrissey] would make mistakes.” Davis swept the first set, but in the second set she quickly fell behind three games to none. “It was nerves,” Davis said. “But I buckled down and regained focus.” In doubles play, William & Mary...
...goals and an assist. He was one of eight Harvard players to score on the afternoon. “Dean didn’t play last week so this was his first game, but he really stepped up,” Sapia said. “He shot the ball well and gave our offense a big lift.” The Crimson began the onslaught early. Gibbons scored his first goal, an unassisted effort, just five minutes into the action. Junior attackman Travis Burr followed suit six minutes later on his own unassisted goal. Moments after that, Gibbons found...