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...struggling Harvard women’s basketball team met its opposite on Friday, squaring off against one of the nation??s hottest teams in Wisconsin at the Kohl Center in Madison. The Crimson, winners of just one game in its first eight contests, took on a Badgers squad that had won 10 straight and was a perfect 7-0 at home. Streaking Wisconsin (11-2) bested Harvard 86-66 behind aggressive transition offense and sharp-shooting guards Janese Banks and Jolene Anderson, who were a combined 17-of-23 from the floor and scored 46 points. The Crimson...
...Green 14-4 in the period, and had two power play opportunities come its way, though it could not capitalize. Scoring on just one of seven opportunities with the extra skater is a surprising result for the Crimson, given that the team entered the game with the nation??s second best conversion rate. “We had some really great looks at the net but against a team like Dartmouth, you have to capitalize on any opportunities,” Chu said. “They have strong offensive power and as an offensive unit, we have...
...Last year, Harvard Law School lost one of the nation??s foremost experts in election law, Heather K. Gerken, when she accepted an offer from Yale, which she said offered a better fit for her and her husband, David Simon, a scholar specializing in African politics...
...junior guard Lindsay Hallion added. “But we’re not giving up or getting down on ourselves. We have a bunch of really good competitors.” The Crimson’s latest test: penetrating a defense that ranks among the nation??s best. The Badgers are allowing a stingy 52.3 points per game this season, while Harvard is giving up 75.6. If the Crimson wants to pull off the upset in Madison, scoring leader Niki Finelli will need her soft touch from the outside and forwards Katie Rollins and Christiana Lackner will...
From the very beginning of the season, Harvard’s performance during December was to be a key time for self-definition, as it would face some of the nation??s best teams. While it will take stellar play in the ECAC to guarantee a postseason berth, games against Minnesota-Duluth, New Hampshire (UNH), and the Big Green were to be more accurate barometers of where the Crimson ranks in the women’s game...