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...have a tendency to start slow with a lack of defensive intensity,” said sophomore forward Hana Peljto, who scored a team-high 16 points. “This is typical of every game we play. We’re going have to learn to pick it up before the Ivy season begins...
Fittingly, Harvard took its first lead of the afternoon on a rebound and putback by sophomore forward Tricia Tubridy, whose 12 clutch rebounds and 14 points kept the Crimson in the game. That lead, which came with 7:29 left, was bolstered by three-pointers from Monti and Peljto, who added another outside jumper with three minutes left to extend the Crimson lead...
...Huskies cut the deficit to 64-62 on a third-chance layup with 21 seconds left, but the Crimson played out the remainder of the game to perfection. In an impressive display of keep-away, Peljto, Tubridy, sophomore Dirkje Dunham and freshman center Reka Cserny cycled the ball around the perimeter as the Huskies tried in vain to foul. Dunham was finally caught, but not before 19 seconds had run off the clock. Her two free throws iced the game...
...Peljto and Cserny, who both posted career-high scoring totals in combining for 55 points on Tuesday, scored just 26 together against the Huskies. Cserny struggled with foul trouble and played just seven minutes in the first half. Peljto was not her usual sharp self and was held scoreless for the first 13 minutes of the game before heating...
...With Peljto and Cserny having average games offensively, Monti and Tubridy stepped up. Monti, who had just five three-pointers entering the game, hit four three-pointers on seven attempts. The rapid change in Monti’s production was likely the result of a conversation she had with Harvard Coach Kathy Delaney-Smith...