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...Harvard was not playing in its usual form in the first half. While it gave up only 17 turnovers in the previous two games combined, the Crimson amassed 12 turnovers in the first half alone on Saturday. Because of that, Harvard only led once in the first period, 34-32, despite making 53-percent of its buckets.Dartmouth jumped to an early lead thanks to good shooting and Crimson mistakes. When Harvard notched its first tie at 14, with 12:48 left to go in the first period, Dartmouth responded with five unanswered points, closed out by an Alex Barnett dunk...
...really disappointing, and we’re all a little embarrassed.” Harvard came within as few as seven points during the second half and played that period to a 36-36 tie, but it needed far more to climb out of its deep first-half hole. Nine of those first 15 Terrier points came from star forward Jesyka Burks-Wiley, who ended the night with 21 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the floor and added five rebounds. She got plenty of help: each of the other four BU starters scored in double figures, with...
...able to maintain a double-digit advantage over its Crusader opponents for the last few minutes, that was not the story the entire game. The Crimson began the game slow as Holy Cross seemed to get a hand on every Harvard possession, leading to a total of 12 first-half Crimson turnovers. When Harvard was able to get the ball to the hoop, the shots did not fall that often in the first moments of the game, and the Crimson ended up with a lowly 28 percent field goal percentage in the first period.The Crusaders were also pressured by their...
...Following a consistent level of play throughout the first half, Harvard held a 34-29 lead over the Buffaloes at the break after freshman Peter Boehm canned a three with 46 seconds remaining to extend a slim lead. The half saw the Crimson match the intensity of Colorado, and the lead changed hands four times to go with an additional four ties. The Crimson’s lead in the first half was keyed by its consistent shooting. The teams had similar shooting performances in the first half, with Harvard going 14-for-25 from the field compared with...
...Field.However, Harvard has its sights set on starting a new streak, and there is plenty of reason to believe it will find a fresh start.The Crimson put on a show at Harvard Stadium last weekend, outgunning the Lions 42-28. Senior Chris Pizzotti threw for 376 yards and 4 first-half touchdowns, including a 76-yard strike to sophomore Chris Lorditch. Wideouts junior Matt Luft and sophomore Levi Richards each had 100-yard-plus games and combined for three scores.“He’s probably the best quarterback in the league,” Penn coach...