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She has also been a key part of a stingy defensive unit that has helped the Crimson get off to an 11-0-0 start this season and propelled them to the top of the national rankings.
Harvard shot a blistering 55.2 percent from the field in the first half, paced by junior guard Emily Tay’s touch from 15 feet, but a poor effort on the defensive glass and a series of turnovers gave the Terriers easy points in the opening frame.
“I thought [a win] was in reach,” Delaney-Smith said about her team’s first-half effort. “I thought that BU’s system wasn’t working for them. They were capitalizing on our defensive errors...
Due to six quick Crimson turnovers and poor shot selection, Harvard quickly fell to a 10-point deficit in the early minutes of the second half. Jesyka Burks-Wiley’s layup with 16:41 remaining pushed the Terrier lead to 50-40. In what was a game of...
Though the defensive unit remains young, it hasn’t shown signs of its inexperience. Harvard coach Ted Donato ’91 seems as comfortable sending out younger players like sophomores Chad Morin and Alex Biega against his opponent’s top line as he does when...