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...only if Harvard can slow down Scott andOwen, and if and only if Stanford's perimeterthreats play inside their heads--a tall order fora team whose backcourt shot over 45 percent frombeyond the arc--can the Crimson stay in the game...
...Their offense seems to be a real strength oftheirs," said Stanford Coach Tara VanDerveer abouther opponent. "They get good shots from people,and they shot like 500 and something threes...
Confidence may be just as important to stickingwith Stanford as any other factor. Fresh off anuninspired loss at Dartmouth, the team will needto play aggressively from the opening tip,something it did not do in last season'sTournament loss to North Carolina...
...Stanford's weaknesses may be tailor-made forHarvard. Particularly in its early-season lossesto Wisconsin and UConn, it showed a susceptibilityto turnovers. The Cardinal relinquishes the rockan average of 20.8 times per game, compared to18.8 for its opponents...
Harvard, on the other hand, turns it over just17.4 times per game, 2.2 times less than itsopponents. While part of Stanford's turnovermargin can be attributed to the relativeinexperience of its guards, much of it resultsfrom its forwards handling the ball so much...