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Russell hit the first free throw to put the Crimsonup two. She missed the second and Penn guard ErinLadley pushed the ball upcourt, but Monti blockedher midcourt heave to preserve the win. Theblock--the second in Monti's career--was riskyconsidering Ladley would have gotten three freethrow attempts had a foul been called, but theplay was emblematic of the emotional gusto withwhich Monti played the entire game...
Harvard ranked sixth in the Ivy League in fieldgoal percentage last season and dead last in freethrow percentage. That may improve. "We're a lotbetter of a shooting team, for one thing," Gilmoresaid...
Larry Bird began the first-quarter streak that put the Celts in control with a 12-ft. jumper, followed by a spinning Maxwell layup. Malone hit a freethrow, and Chris Ford fastbreaked a layup. And after that--Parish...
...area which shouldn't be of much concern is the squad's overall freethrow shooting. The Crimson made the most of the few chances it got from the line, hitting a composite 21 of 26 for 81 per cent. By comparison, the Portuguese took 42 foul shots, but converted only 30 of them...
Control is precisely the element Harvard has missed all season. The team can't play a zone defense, and they've accepted the role as a perimeter offensive team. But their shooters haven't done the job from outside, and miserable freethrow shooting has proved costly...