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...most dramatic effort of the season, Harvard staged a furious rally led by the near-perfect shooting of captain Laela Sturdy and sophomore guard Jenn Monti. The comeback was completed when freshman guard Bree Kelley drained a clutch hook shot, her patented move, to give the Crimson a 74-73 lead with 1:41 remaining...
...Quakers proved to have the upper hand in the end. Guard Mandy West hit a 3-pointer to give Penn the lead again. With 18.2 seconds and a 78-76 deficit, Harvard had a chance to win the game, but miscommunication and confusion on the final play forced Monti into a rushed, off-balance 3-point shot as time...
...Crimson's ability to win this game was never in much doubt, with Sturdy, Monti and Egelhoff coming off the bench well-rested to spell the subs who had been in the game for the Princeton run. With the Harvard lead down to 59-57, it was Sturdy who built it up again...
With 18.2 seconds left and Harvard trailing by two, there was little doubt that Monti would be taking the final shot. Monti was the one with the experience, having closed her freshman year with buzzer-beating shots in back-to-back games...
...final play, Monti dribbled the ball up to the 3-point line, and almost directly into Sturdy, who was attempting to set a pick. With a player still in her face, Monti circled around the top of the key as the clock ticked down...