Word: niki
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...Tonight’s] game is a huge game for our team, not only because of the league standings, but also because it is another step in achieving our team goals,” junior guard Niki Finelli said. “Maduka is a very talented player and this week we’ve been focusing on playing strong and tough defense to limit her touches and the impact she can have on the game...
...under our skin,” Delaney-Smith said. “Yale was allowed to be very physical where we got called for touch fouls.” Despite Harvard always looking the better team, the Bulldogs hung around until the very end. A big three from junior Niki Finelli put the Crimson up by 10 with just over four minutes to play, but the Bulldogs refused to go away. With the lead down to five with 90 seconds remaining, an athletic reverse layup by Tay, followed by eight free throws, helped ice the game. As usual, Tay helped...
...Bears made just eight shots from the field after halftime—to pull away from the league’s weakest team. With just one senior and two juniors on its roster, Brown proved unable to hang with a veteran Harvard team for 40 minutes. Guard Niki Finelli (14 points) got the scoring started with a three-pointer just a minute into the second frame, and consecutive layups from forwards Adrian Budischak and Katie Rollins and Finelli extended the Crimson’s lead to 10 with 14:57 to play.Junior guard Emily Tay continued her fine play...
...found senior forward Adrian Budischak open for a jumper and then kept it going with a silky jump shot from the left baseline to cut the lead to 53-48. Penn widened the gap to seven on a Sarah Bucar jumper with 2:54 remaining, before a Niki Finelli three-pointer and a jumper from Hallion cut it to 60-58 with 1:20 left. After a quick basket for the Quakers, Hallion found a cutting Finelli at the top of the key, and Finelli buried her second consecutive triple to trim the Penn lead...
...Harvard’s lead to 13. Tay’s 10 points made her the lone Crimson starter in double figures, but she shot only 4-for-15 from the floor. On a lackluster shooting night for the Crimson starters—Hallion and juniors Katie Rollins and Niki Finelli combined for just 10 points—freshman forward Emma Markley had a breakout game for Harvard. The rookie scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds in just 15 minutes of action, shooting 6-for-6 from the floor. The Crimson got off to a slow start early...