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Only in the last five minutes did the Crimson begin to make a run, and that was without freshman forward Hana Peltjo, the team's leading scorer, on the floor. Peltjo finished with five points and nine rebounds over 19 minutes, largely played in the first half...
After losing its first three games of the season--the first time that has happened since 1989-90--the Crimson came out determined to avoid a second-rate start to a season that promised to be first-rate. Freshman forward Hana Peltjo, who will be consistently first-rate once she learns Harvard's triangle offense and settles into Division I basketball, led the way with 17 points and a for-now career-high 15 rebounds...
...think we are unstoppable," Peltjo said...
...Harvard locker room must have been wired at half. The team jumped out to an immediate 13-point lead on two lay-ups and two free throws from Peltjo. Senior point guard Lisa Kowal dished both of Peltjo's baskets...
...Harvard's lead was down to just 40-38, and the Wildcats looked dangerously close to taking over the game. A free throw by junior forward Katie Gates, a Peltjo three-pointer and a lay-up from sophomore forward Kate Ides gave the Crimson a 46-40 lead and all the points it would ultimately need on the night. By that point, Harvard was in the bonus and a slow game was just what it needed to keep the ball out of the Wildcats' hands...