Word: zoning
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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UConn scored the next two buckets, however, and slapped a full court zone press on the Crimson five. Ackermann and Cyrus Booker responded with running hooks and short jumpers off the fast break, leading Harvard to a 47-31 halftime lead. The Crimson had total dominance in the half, outrebounding the Huskies 15-10 while outshooting them 55 to 41 per cent from the floor...
...Crimson women needed no outstanding individual efforts nor any lategame miracles as they put together a solid team performance, sparked by a very effective 1-3-1 zone-trap defense...
With center Sue Hewitt putting on the pressure out front and quick Tamar Atinc waiting underneath to slip out and steal the ball, the Crimson zone forced continual MIT turnovers and shut off any attempt by the Engineers to work the ball inside...
...first ten minutes of the game, MIT stayed within striking range, but the Crimson women finally broke down MIT's 2-1-2 zone with some sharp passing...
...point all the accusing fingers and you wouldn't be all together right. Sure, the Harvard crease could have been nicknamed the Huskie Bus Station after all the Northeastern players who would park themselves there, and sure, the backliners were pretty sorry at clearing the puck out of the zone all night. However, most of the N.U. goals came on excellent shots off of excellent plays, and as for the Crimson offense, too many times it sputtered and had to rely on one individual to do the work of a handful...