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With 2:15 left and Harvard trailing 54-52, freshman forward Hana Peljto came into the game, and summarily hit a three-pointer from a foot outside the arc in traffic to put the Crimson ahead...
Harvard swept Yale in last year's games, but its 70-68 overtime win in New Haven could not have been much closer. But with senior center Melissa Johnson relatively healthy and the added presence of the freshmen Tricia Tubridy and Hana Peljto inside, Harvard stands a good chance of dominanting the boards like it did in its 93-77 win over the Elis at Lavietes last season...
Rookie of the Year, and Peljto, who is a prime candidate for the award this season...
...knew [Hanks] was a great player and we have to look for her all the time," Peljto said. "In the second half, she got into a bit of foul trouble [four fouls for the game] and we treated her well and played good defense...
Much of that credit belonged to Peljto, but sophomore guard Bree Kelley also chipped one of her best performances of the year with eight points, five rebounds, and a pair of steals in 19 minutes. Her solid effort--which included 2-of-4 shooting from beyond the three-point arc--was reminiscent of her play last year when she earned All-Ivy Rookie Team honors...