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...With the government maintaining control of key aspects of the game, internal league relationships are as contentious as a bench-clearing brawl. Players, many of whom make less than $10,000 a year while living in shoddy dormitories under a strict curfew, are very nearly indentured servants. And the servants are getting restless. Ma Jian, a 32-year-old forward, has taken the unprecedented step of suing his former team, the Beijing Olympians, in a highly publicized contract dispute. A few of the most talented players would like to move to the greener pastures of the NBA (center Wang Zhizhi...
Harvard put the pressure on in the closing minutes of the third period, but failed to score on a power play in the last three minutes. With the final seconds of regulation ticking away and Kuusisto on the bench, Van Reesema, junior forward Tracy Catlin and sophomore forward Mina Pell were all denied...
...game began to slip away, Sullivan pleaded with his team to try to deaden the pace. On one trip down the floor, junior point guard Elliott Prasse-Freeman turned towards the Harvard bench and acknowledged his coach’s instructions...
When the Tigers cut the score to 53-52 with 11:55 left, the Crimson finally started to pull away. Freshman Rochelle Bell came off the bench to set up sophomore Kate Ides for a conventional three-point play, and co-captain Laura Barnard followed up with a three-pointer on Harvard’s next possession that made the score 59-52. The Tigers never came within striking distance again...
Another factor in Harvard’s struggles was the nine minutes Peljto spent on the bench after picking up two fouls. After netting ten of her 21 points came during the 16-6 run, Peljto didn’t score again in the first half...