Word: harvardness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Harvard's guards tried to loft passes into the paint to 6'5 senior center Melissa Johnson and her sister, 6'4 freshman center Sarah Johnson, but the Huskies' big players were doing a good job of fronting them...
...game, Harvard had nearly twice as many turnovers as Northeastern, 23-12. The Huskies also had a 12-6 edge on steals...
Despite the Crimsons' obvious height advantage and frontcourt depth with the Johnson sisters and 6'2 freshman Kate Ides, the Huskies dominated the boards, especially on the offensive end. Northeastern outrebounded Harvard, 42-33, and 20-9 on the offensive glass...
...need to work on rebounding," said Harvard Coach Kathy Delaney-Smith. "You can't win a ballgame if you let a team get 20 offensive rebounds...
Indeed if the Crimson wants to do well in the Ivy League this year, which it has the capability of doing, the Harvard frontcourt players need to start using their height to their advantage. They need to be aggressive on the boards at both ends, meeting the ball rather than letting it come to them. When they have the ball on offense, they need to take it back up strong...