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Senior forward Ray Mercedes, who led the Big Red in scoring for the third straight season (14.8 ppg), will once again figure in the offensive attack. A flexible player, Mercedes can score from the outside and on the low post. Joining Mercedes in the frontcourt, center Greg Barratt brings a team-high 7.7 rebounds per game average...
...Frontcourt questions persist for Yale as sophomore Bill Parkhurst returns as the only forward with playing experience. The Bulldogs will depend upon freshman Paul Vitelli to step up and contribute immediately...
...order for the Crimson to run its desired game plan, everyone will have to stay healthy. Delaney-Smith, whose entire frontcourt averages 6'2, says she will play a run-oriented offense that will press on defense with constant rotation...
Leadership will also come from the frontcourt, especially from 6'5 center Melissa Johnson. When she was healthy last year, Johnson averaged 12.2 points per game and 11.4 rebounds per game in her first season in Crimson since transferring from North Carolina. But Johnson was sorely missed after a knee injury sidelined her during the second half and Harvard struggled to a 3-4 finish. Johnson will be out for the first couple games as she completely recovers from knee surgery in the off-season...
Newcomer Hana Peljto will automatically figure heavily into the Crimson's frontcourt mix, most likely as a power forward, but eventually, perhaps, as a small forward. In the Crimson's preseason game, Peljto had 12 points and seven rebounds to lead the Crimson, and she showed flashes of brilliance in driving to the basket and pulling up for jump shots. Also new to the team is Tricia Tubridy, a hard-nosed 6' forward with great speed and a knack for the game...