Word: buzzers
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Harvard defense stopped the Bulldog attack when it needed to. Down 70-68 with 0:26.8 remaining, a jump ball gave Yale possession. But the stingy Crimson defense, playing on adrenaline and nerves, forced Yale sophomore forward Meg Simpson to take a rushed baseline jumper at the shot clock buzzer, only to have it rim out. Ides grabbed the rebound and was quickly fouled...
When sophomore point guard Jenn Monti's desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer hit the right side of the backboard and fell to the floor, her teammates' shoulders slumped lower than they had all year. Monti had hit those last-second shots before, and there was no reason to think she couldn't repeat the heroics again when the Crimson had the ball with 18 seconds to go and down...
With 18.2 seconds left and Harvard trailing by two, there was little doubt that Monti would be taking the final shot. Monti was the one with the experience, having closed her freshman year with buzzer-beating shots in back-to-back games...
While Cambridge resident Elie Yarden was speaking, Reeves briefly interrupted him to ask him a question. After Yarden's allotted three minutes for speaking expired, a buzzer sounded and Reeves asked Yarden to step away...
After customarily sprinting to the locker room after the final buzzer sounded, the Crimson players were back on the floor within minutes giving high fives to fans, getting hugs from roommates and signing autographs for little girls who probably go home, get out a basketball and practice the Jenn Monti crossover and the Laela Sturdy three-point shot in their driveways...