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Against more traditional man-to-man defenses, Harvard’s dynamic scorers might have a clear path to goal after beating their defensemen, but the Big Green’s zone defense is designed to clog up the space around the goal, making one-on-one skills less important than strong passing and fluid ball movement...
...preparation for the weekend, Harvard has been methodical in its preparation—doing everything from watching film to focusing on fundamentals, even having its defensive unit imitate Brown’s varying man-to-man and zone defenses...
...least partly accounting for the defense’s second-half success was coach Lisa Miller’s decision to switch from zone to man-to-man defense, which allowed Harvard to apply greater pressure and to come away with interceptions...
Harvard set the tone for the game early, as junior Emma Markley won the opening tip and sent the ball to sophomore Brogan Berry, who penetrated through Yale’s man-to-man press and scored a driving layup only six seconds into the game. The teams traded baskets and the lead for the first seven minutes of the game until the Crimson began pounding the ball inside, opening up an 11-point lead with seven minutes remaining in the half...
...Gobrecht] plays a lot of physical man-to-man face guard, and I thought we handled it really well,” said Harvard coach Kathy Delaney-Smith...