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Defense wasn't the only thing that suffered as the game wore down. Although the Crimson shot a decent 46.7 percent from the field in the first half, it stumbled in the second, shooting only 32.6 percent.
A roughing penalty against U.S. defenseman Nicki Luongo--the runner-up to new teammate A.J. Mleczko '99 for last season's Patty Kazmaier Award--gave Harvard another man-advantage. This time, Shewchuk raced down the right wing to fire a shot on Erin Whitten, the Americans' second netminder of the...
Two up-and-down teams met this weekend at Northeastern, and, as one would expect, the up team beat the down team as the hosts defeated the Harvard women's basketball team, 61-42, on Saturday.
Harvard's inability to maintain possession or achieve any kind of penetration kept it away from the free throw line. Northeastern managed 27 free throw attempts as compared to just five for the Crimson, who began using fouls to slow the clock down.
Early in the game, the Harvard guards were able to find junior center Melissa Johnson open underneath. Johnson scored the first six points of the game for Harvard. But then the Northeastern defense tightened down on Johnson, and made it difficult for Harvard.