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Harvard (5-14,2-5) was in control throughout the game against Columbia (4-16, 2-6). Paced by Frey (who scored all of her 10 points in the first half) and junior center Tammy Butler (who had 14 points and 11 rebounds in the first half on her way to 22 and 15, respectively), the Crimson wasted no time in establishing a commanding lead...
...Crimson stretched the lead in the second half, mounting a balanced attack that relied on the defense and penetration of Frey, Gelman, and sophomore guard Elizabeth "Buzz" Proudfit, and the stellar inside play of Butler. All four scored in double figures, and sophomore guard Amy Reinhard and senior forward Catherine Crisera both chipped in eight points...
...Butler's strong effort raised her league-leading scoring average to 18.1 per game and her league-leading rebounding average to 13.3 per game. She will need to maintain those dominating numbers when Harvard plays Ivy co-leader Princeton on Friday night, a team that the Crimson played close earlier this season...
...that point, with 1:45 on the clock, Butler took a pass in the paint, pivoted around her Big Red defender and hit a five-foot bank shot to give Harvard a commanding 72-52 lead and herself a place in the record book; she became the first Crimson player ever to reach the 1,000-point milestone in her junior season...
...record, but it was even more fun because it took place in such a fun game," Butler said. "That's one to remember...