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...Although Benton says she would like to have time to run cross-country or join the cheerleading squad at her high school along with many of her friends, "you just have to keep your eye on the ball" - err, rope. And she has. Benton placed third for individual female competitors in last year's world competition. Not bad for a girl who took up jumping rope on a lark after watching a demonstration at a local shopping mall when she was just a little girl...
Maybe it was her quiet poise at the free-throw line, where she shot 6-of-7 for the day and 4-of-4 inside the final minute, which made the difference. Or her superior court vision as she distributed the ball down low to Emma Moretzsohn and Liz Tindal, both of whom reached career highs in points Saturday with 12 and 11, respectively...
...intense defense. But it was a simple foul call that sunk the shoulders of the Hanover faithful and brought the Harvard bench to its feet.After a sloppy pass that led to a Lindsay Hallion steal and layup, the Big Green faced a three-point deficit and fed the ball to forward Sydney Scott. But Crimson center Emma Moretzsohn stepped in and took the blow of Scott’s swinging elbow, sending play the other way. Hallion promptly nailed a jumper on the other end to up the Crimson’s lead to five with just under a minute...
...lead with 2:56 remaining. Pattman was the game’s high scorer with 27 points, 22 after halftime.After sophomore guard Drew Housman hit a jumper with 1:55 left to cut it down to a one-point game, Harvard looked like it would get the ball back with a chance to regain the lead when the shot clock ran down on Dartmouth’s end of the floor. But the ball found sophomore forward Alex Barnett on the left baseline, who nailed a jumper as the clock expired for two of his 19 points, making...
...floor for a breakaway and a three point lead.The Crimson tied the game on captain Jim Goffredo’s long three-pointer, but Pattman was not going to be turned away from victory. The teams traded baskets on consecutive possessions to begin overtime before Pattman got the ball beyond the three-point arc, took several dribbles and pulled up, drilling the trey to put Dartmouth up for good, 71-68.“I think Leon shows why he was rookie of the year his freshman year, and I think what he brings is a great sense of confidence...