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Harvard abandoned its usual man-to-man defense against Maryland and played a zone against the athletic Terps. The strategy was effective overall in containing Maryland and in helping the Crimson outrebound the Terps by three...
...Maryland led by as many as 10 points in the first half before a couple of three-pointers by junior Suzie Miller and sophomore Courtney Egelhoff cut the Terps' lead to 34-31 with one minute left in the period. The momentum quickly swung back to Maryland's side, however, as Terps guard Tiffany Brown answered with a trey...
...Harvard's next possession, a costly turnover led to a layup at the other end by Maryland co-captain Sonia Chase. In the span of 40 seconds, a one-possession game turned into an eight-point Maryland lead at halftime...
Ultimately, it was an excellent shooting performance by Maryland coupled with uncharacteristically poor shooting and costly mistakes by Harvard that did the Crimson in. The Terps hit over 49 percent of their shots, and 23 Harvard turnovers led to 26 Maryland points...
Chase finished the game with 25 points and six steals for the Terps, while her teammate and co-captain Stephanie Cross recorded 21 points and 12 rebounds. Cross was awarded the tournament's Most Valuable Player award following Maryland's 82-74 victory over host Holy Cross in the championship game...