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Stanford clearly missed the inside presence of junior All-American Kristin Folkl and the outside threat of senior All-American Vanessa Nygaard, both of whom were sidelined by knee injuries. Nygaard and Folkl entered the game averaging a combined 14.2 rebounds per game, but the Crimson badly outre-bounded the Cardinal in the first half, 22-12. The final rebound tally was 41-37 in Harvard's favor...
...With Nygaard's injury, there was some question before--and obviously during--the game as to who would defend Feaster, who led the nation in scoring at 28.2 points-per-game. The difficult task initially fell into the hands of freshman guard Sarah Dimson...
...Nygaard has already decided to post-pone herknee surgery until after the season, and willattempt to play in the Tournament if Stanfordsurvives its first-round game against Harvard onSaturday. For Nygaard, however, the decision wassimple. She is a fifth-year senior, playing in herfinal post-season. In one month, surgery willstill be an option; the Tournament will...
...There is an opportunity for me to play and tocontribute to my team, so I can't pass that up,"Nygaard said. "I didn't really think twice aboutsitting out and protecting my knee. I am a seniorand a captain of this team...
...days ago, the worst injury Kristin Folklhad ever endured was a broken pinkie. When she wasasked if she could envision herself in Nygaard'splace, Folkl joked, "You're jinxing me," unawareof the irony that would soon befall her.The Folkl File