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...Monti's three did not prevent some anxiousmoments in the game's final minute. As big as theQuakers in the fight were--two Penn starters stand6'2 or taller--the fight in the Quakers was ofstill greater size...
Russell hit the first free throw to put the Crimsonup two. She missed the second and Penn guard ErinLadley pushed the ball upcourt, but Monti blockedher midcourt heave to preserve the win. Theblock--the second in Monti's career--was riskyconsidering Ladley would have gotten three freethrow attempts had a foul been called, but theplay was emblematic of the emotional gusto withwhich Monti played the entire game...
...shot from so low, the ball was barely outof her hands," said Monti, whose stat lineincluded nine points, 11 assists, six rebounds andtwo steals along with the block. "She wasn'tterribly in control and she wasn't really fallingeither, so I just kept my hand at a distance andshe came into me. I wouldn't have taken such arisk if I thought I might foul. My body wasn'tthere, it was really just my hand, and she cameinto...
...When we run in transition, we're hard to beat,especially if we're hitting from the outside,"Monti said. "It really forces them to come out[defensively], which opens up the inside for Rose[Janowski] and Sarah [Russell]. We didn't hit asmuch as we should have today, but when we did theygot great looks...
...Tigers held a nine-point lead, 34-25, with11:12 left before Harvard-or, more accurately,Monti--started to make things interesting. Firstshe ignited the crowd and her team with a paralyzingcrossover and a jumper from the foul line extendedto bring Harvard within seven...