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...second half, Harvard capitalized on Crusader foul trouble, eventually tying the score at 49 with 5:01 left to go. A few minutes after that, though, the Crimson defense softened and if found itself trailing by six--with :51 to go in the game--after Holy Cross notched a soft lay up and four free throws...
Frustrated by early foul trouble, the hoopsters played a tenuous game, grabbing briefly at the chance for their first victory in two weeks--and then letting go. Against a UMass starting line-up that boasted four freshman over 5-ft., 7-in, tall, the Crimson simply never took control of the game...
Meanwhile, the foul trouble that held the Crimson back against Penn hit Harvard again. Co-Captain Pat Home committed three fouls early in the first half and watched most of the game from the bench...
...Crimson couldn't or wouldn't pull off the win. With 1:07 remaining and the score 70-63, Coach Kathy Delaney Smith called a time-out. The hoopsters then dove for every possible steal, and drove the lane in search of three-point plays. But once at the foul line Harvard only hit two of six attempts...
Thus the Crimson fell, 73-61, mainly because the Quakers journeyed to the foul stripe 53 times and tallied 35 charity points. Mean-while, four of the five Crimson starters--Elaine Holpuch. Ann Scannell1, Pat Horne and Cindy Clapp--joined the ranks of the unemployed, each leaving the game early with five personal fouls...