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...offense after halftime. Despite the seven misses, 13 of the Crimson’s second-half points came from the charity stripe. Robinson netted 10-of-12 free throws on the night and added a nifty, off-balance jumper with 0:57 left to give Harvard a four-point cushion at 52-48. “At that point in the game, you’ve just got to hit your shots,” Robinson said. “I want the ball down the stretch and I’m confident, and I think my teammates are confident...
...period, things got crazy. We hurt ourselves tonight, situations we would typically control with a little more poise and confidence, we didn’t control.” UNH found the back of the net three times in the first 7:48 of the final period, forging the cushion the Crimson had labored to prevent for 40 minutes. Shannon Clement scored on a deflection and Lindsay Hansen forced home a rebound to push the margin to 4-1 before Nicole Hekle and the Wildcat power play finally broke through for the game’s final goal...
...following night against the Engineers, Harvard “sleepwalked” through the first 40 minutes again, wasting four man-advantage opportunities and mustering only 15 shots on net while a middling RPI team built up a 2-0 cushion...
Dartmouth nailed five three-pointers in the first half, but Goffredo matched that with five of his own to keep the Harvard’s comfortable cushion intact. The two sides finished the game with almost identical percentages from three (36.8 for the Crimson, 36.4 for the Big Green...
...power players inside. They’ve just got a lot of answers.”After Harvard recovered to make the score 19-10 on a three pointer by junior shooting guard Jim Goffredo, the Eagles scored the next eight points to establish the cushion they would maintain for the rest of the game. The crucial spurt was keyed by BC's fantastic freshmen, as point guard Tyrese Rice nailed a pair of three pointers sandwiched by a bucket from guard Marquez Haynes. The Crimson was unable to even get a shot off during the run thanks...