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Harvard fell behind for the first time in the second half when it didn’t even take a shot for 3:42 after Rogus converted a conventional three-point play with 17:34 to go. Meanwhile, Colgate went on a 9-0 run to take a 46-41 lead. The Crimson committed five of its 13 second-half turnovers during that stretch, including three by Beal and an offensive foul by Beatty away from the ball...
Harvard will also have to contend with the Raiders excellent perimeter shooters. Colgate guards Alvin Reed, Jon Simon and Mark Linebaugh anchor a squad that shoots 38 percent from three-point range. Simon and Reed are second and fourth in the Patriot League in three-point shooting percentage, respectively. Such precision from behind the arc could spell trouble for the Crimson, as Harvard ranks dead last in defending the three, allowing opponents to hit at a 43 percent clip...
...just that kind of night for the Crimson, with sloppy play and poor three-point shooting dooming Harvard to a 63-59 loss at the hands of the Huskies. The Crimson got double double-doubles from Cserny, who had 20 points and 10 boards, and Peljto, who had 16 and 15. The Crimson had 22 turnovers and 21 fouls, while shooting just 3-for-17 from the land of three in its first game in eight days...
...Huskies’ deep threat Melissa Kowalski had launched six three-point attempts in the first 16:47 of the second half, but thanks to an aggressive zone defense and a few favorable rolls, none had fallen...
Harvard had allowed just three treys until that point, despite an ineffective man-to-man defensive scheme in the first half that allowed Northeastern several open looks and two of those three-point field goals...