Word: heights
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...zone, the Crimson began to fall back into the old pattern. Hobbled by their lack of height (the tallest girl on the roster is Freshman Wendy Joseph, officially listed at six feet, but probably closer to 5-ft. 10-in.), the hoopsters needed a strong defense to prevent the oppostion's big women from getting open inside for the easy shots. An inability to do that has marked Harvard's first three losses, most notably in the 94-38 Northwestern debacle last weekend...
...both games, the Crimson's lack of height proved fatal. Rice has five players 5 ft., 10 in. or taller; Harvard has one. Northwestern, with five women six feet or taller, could not be stopped...
Finally, Fairfield's height took its tollon Harvard with Field scoring the game's final basket with 21 seconds left. Harvard missed two final chances to score as their cagerness culminated into sloppiness...
...Crimson five did not allow Fairfield's height advantage to intimidate them in their efforts to make outside shots and to pass successfully the ball downfield...
...captain Horne said "We played really well, but we should have won the game." Dealing with Fairfield's height was very difficult, but "we did everything we wanted to do; we just came out on the short...