Word: center
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Harvard's guards tried to loft passes into the paint to 6'5 senior center Melissa Johnson and her sister, 6'4 freshman center Sarah Johnson, but the Huskies' big players were doing a good job of fronting them...
...time when advocates for women's issues should no longer remain silent. Oppenheim shows his lack of understanding when he asks, "As for the existence of 'emotional support,' don't we all need a bit of that?" Perhaps what's really needed at Harvard is not a women's center to address intricate issues of gender politics, but a center to soothe the bleeding wounds of young soldiers like Oppenheim who fight valiantly for equal opportunity...
...sure did. After playing a solid first 25 minutes, including leading for the entire first half, the Harvard offense grew complacent and slow. Junior center Tim Coleman, who's picked up a lot of the offensive slack in the last week, went from 5-of-9 shooting in the first half to 4-of-11 in the second. While the junior finished with 18 points, his lack of inside aggressiveness led to a total of zero trips to the free-throw line...
Instead, Northeastern's experience up front, in the form of 6'10 junior center George Aygar and forward Tyrone Hammick, outlasted the Harvard offense. The Huskies finished with 11 blocks and 24 defensive rebounds...
Prasse-Freeman's freshmen classmates didn't fare as well on Saturday. Forward Sam Winter, who replaced Clemente in the starting lineup, picked up four fouls and had only two rebounds. Center Onnie Mayshak was more aggressive against Northeastern, fighting his way for five offensive rebounds in 14 minutes. He also continued his poor free throw shooting, however, being the only Crimson player to miss a free throw in going 1-for-4 from the line...