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Offensive firepower will have to come primarily from last year's freshman All-Ivy swing man Don Fleming, who averaged 11.9 points per game--tops for the team--and exploded for 30 points in the loss to Boston College and 29 in the dramatic one-point triumph over Yale. Harris, 10.4 points per game last year, also will have to score, though his primary responsibility as the team's "big man" will mean guarding players much taller than he, and clearing the boards...
Despite their recklessness, the Crimson gained control of the game. Kleinfelder replaced several starters, and with four freshmen on the floor, Harvard grabbed the lead, 29-27, at the 15 minute mark. Freshman subs Frenesa Hall and Margot Long meshed well with starters Pat Horne and Scannell until two errant passes allowed UMass to catch its breath and take a 37-35 lead into the locker room. The first game ended...
Wendy Carle, the Crimson co-captain, entered the game after seeing only limited action in the first half, and brought the team back to within one point with two quick buckets. Unfazed, UMass stuck to its running game and powered its way back on top for good...
...Crimson cagers lacked composure when they needed it. Both Carle and co-captain Caryn Curry played subdued games, and debut jitters plagued all of the rookies. Curry characterized the evening aptly: "We didn't stick to our game plan--playing carefully. We made bad mistakes after a good first half...
...game ended with Kleinfelder screaming for her charges to "work the ball," advice they chose to ignore. The long balls sailed, the buzzer buzzed and only the UMass fans cheered...