Word: firstness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Neither team looked particularly impressive during the contest's opening minutes. With both squads using zone presses and defenses, the ball rarely got near the basket. Led by 5-ft. 1-in. guard Mary Monahan and forward Nellie Duncan, the Quakers were the first to pull themselves together, jumping to a 9-2 lead after six minutes...
...dull first half ended as UPenn took a 33-30 lead into the locker room...
...when the two teams emerged for the second period, the Quakers unveiled their secret weapon: freshman guard Maria Ramiu. A replacement who saw little action in the first half, Ramiu displayed startling speed as she drove, spun and twisted for 17 second-half points...
...that race, Forman set a grueling pace until the last 100 yards when Newnham kicked by her to cross the finish line first. Forman's second-place time of 2:11.3 also sliced a significant piece off the old school record...
...punch was provided in the long jump by Harvard hoppers Michelle Smith, first with a leap of 15 ft. 7.5 ins., and Yajima, second with a jump...