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...decision to play an uptempo game to outrun and outhustle the opposition is a result of the coaching staff’s confidence in the freshmen’s ability to contribute productively off the bench...
Half of the supporting cast is composed of freshmen. But these players aren’t the kind to be content with warming the bench or waiting until next year to make their marks on the court...
...rookies alleviate the gap left by senior forward Sarah Johnson, who quit the team this preseason. Johnson, one of Harvard’s leading scorers off the bench, cited several reasons for leaving, including knee problems and a heart condition...
...Lavietes Pavilion last February, sleepwalking through a seven-minute scoreless stretch that let Yale back into the game—and, it turned out, contention for an Ivy title. In a foreboding sign for this season, foul trouble banished Harvard stopper Drew Gellert ’02 to the bench and Harvard’s defense went to pieces. So did the offense once Yale switched to a zone defense and even the mighty Pat Harvey was powerless to prevent a jarring 66-57 loss...
...they’re the clear favorite this season. Aside from having two legitimate NBA prospects in its all-Ivy frontcourt tandem of Onyekwe and Archibong, Penn boasts Toole, the league’s best point guard and the team’s glue. A deep bench means that freshman Freidrich Ebede, a Rookie of the Year favorite on most other Ivy teams, will have to work just to earn playing time...