Word: homecourt
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...common belief that the homecourt advantage sways officials because they are loath to rile the clambering multitude has little credibility with either Hannon or Diehl. "It doesn't bother me" says Hannon, "if you make the call right away, at least you're calling what you're seeing. You're like a salesman out there and you've got to make the two teams assured of what you're doing...
...Maude Wood tip-in, followed by a Marie Sullivan steal and score put the game out of reach for the homecourt hoopsters. Sullivan added two more on another breakaway steal to bring the game to its final score...
Cozza who has been Yale's head coach since 1965, rated Harvard and Yale as equals, but he admitted that the Crimson has "a slight homecourt advantage." Cozza added "Every coach would rather play at home...
When the Quakers played here last Saturday, they survived a torrid Crimson rally in the final minutes of play to win, 75 to 67. In that contest Harvard was suffering from an inevitable letdown after an upset over Princeton the night before, but they still had the homecourt advantage, which means a lot in the Ivy League...