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...Hofstra guard Jenna McSpadden made three three-pointers in the second frame, helping the Pride to 55 percent shooting from the field on the half...
Both teams would find the bottom of the net in the second half, but two hot-handed Hofstra shooters torched the Harvard defense on a definitive 9-0 run in the latter frame. Pride forward Lizanne Murphy tallied 22 points, 15 rebounds and six assists on the afternoon, with 16 of those points coming after the break...
...Hofstra would take the lead for good with 14:12 to go in the second, and McSpadden’s three-pointer with 11:59 remaining put the Pride up 39-30. Junior guard Laura Robinson and Mannering kept the Crimson in the game, slicing a 13-point lead to six with just over two minutes remaining. Robinson and Mannering finished the game with nine and 10 points, respectively...
...surge came too late for Harvard, which watched as the home team exploded for a 50-point second half. Up 59-53 with 2:12 remaining, Hofstra and the 6’1 Murphy turned down the Crimson’s final push within seconds. Murphy netted a free throw and a layup on back-to-back possessions, and the lead swelled to nine with less than two minutes left on the clock...
...Pride found momentum at the free throw line as well, converting 13-of-18 from the charity stripe in the second half after going just 3-of-8 in the first period. Hofstra went 8-of-12 from the line down the stretch, effectively ending any hint of a Harvard comeback...