Word: mattering
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...illness in Hanover to record a career-high 22 points, including 18 after the break, to will Harvard to a 71-68 victory that started its stunning Ivy League run. After the game, Hallion disregarded her poor health, saying “I knew that I would play, no matter what.” On that same floor, Delaney-Smith called her point guard “the heart and soul of this team.”Hallion’s teammates tend to agree.“Lindsay is one of my favorite people in the world...
...tempo and feeding the ball to the post. “In the Ivies, the most important thing to do is try to dictate the tempo of any game you’re in,” Hallion said. “It doesn’t really matter what type of game you’re playing, as long as you can play it well and force the other team into playing that style.”The team is feeding off the enthusiasm from last year’s league run, and expects to come...
...scoring 20 times out of 28.Harvard, by contrast, had six different players lead the team in scoring last year. Perhaps more telling: Harvard was the only Ivy team with three players who averaged double digits in scoring last year. And the Crimson ran away with the Ivy crown.No matter the pedigree of the Player of the Year award, Delaney-Smith and company would prefer an all-expenses-paid return trip to the NCAA Tournament.“[Player of the Year is] so down on my list of focuses, to be honest,” Delaney-Smith says...
...philosophy based on mental toughness, high energy, and above all, defense. And it’s spreading to the rest of the team.“The whole attitude [is different],” Housman says. “Everyone seems more focused this year. No matter what’s going on, whenever we go onto the practice court, we’re focused on getting done what we need to get done.”LOOKING TO THE FUTUREBut it doesn’t happen all at once.As Harvard’s 111-56 loss against...
...play. “We were bigger and stronger at every position,” said Stanford head coach Trent Johnson. “But what they were running offensively, they got some good shots. And they kept competing, so it’s just going to be a matter of time.”Harris led Harvard with 14 points and six rebounds, and Housman chipped in 10. The Crimson was dramatically out-rebounded, 50-19, had assists on only seven of its 19 baskets, and committed 19 turnovers. The team also had a miserable showing at the free...