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CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—For four years, Harvard fans have had the pleasure of watching 5’6 senior point guard Jenn Monti breeze past towering forwards and defend imposing giants in Lavietes Pavilion. She has become known for her intelligent play, record-setting quick dishes and her prowess as a scorer...
...men’s or women’s NCAA Tournament has ever done before—it won. The Crimson became the first 16 seed ever to win a game in the Big Dance, shocking top seed Stanford (21-6, 17-1 Pac-10), 71-67, at Maples Pavilion in the West Region’s first-round matchup. It was the first victory ever by an Ivy League women’s team in the NCAAs...
Harvard’s historic achievement also snaps a 59-game winning streak at Maples Pavilion for the Cardinal that dated back to the final game of the 1993-94 season. It is the first time since 1982 that Stanford has lost in the first-round of the Tournament, and it is Stanford Coach Tara Van-Derveer’s first-ever first-round loss as well...
Harvard also prevented a Maples Pavilion crowd renowned for its rowdiness from becoming a factor in the game. The Crimson opened the game with an 18-7 run and never lost its poise, answering every scoring run by the Cardinal with a clutch basket...
Monti got her start on her road to Lavietes Pavilion when her father, a basketball fanatic, encouraged her to take up the sport. She did but was hesitant to admit her left-handedness and risk being labeled as “different,” so she learned to play with her right hand. By the time she reached high school, she had become serious about the school, she had become serious about the sport, attending camps throughout the summer to hone her skills. Once she got to Ellington (Conn.) High School, she established herself as a dominant scorer, netting...