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...they would have if she had been on the court.” With Maduka out, Cornell’s focus shifted to guard play and particularly to three-point shooting—the dagger that doomed Harvard two weeks ago in Ithaca. The Big Red shot just 28 percent from beyond the arc for the night, but sophomore Lauren Benson’s gutsy trey cut Harvard’s lead to one with just under two to play. The first half lacked the back-and-forth drama that came later on, as the Crimson struggled to find offensive...
...women’s and men’s sports, is arguably the crowning achievement in a career dedicated to enhancing the quality and opportunities of the collegiate experience. Since Title IX, participation in women’s athletics in American colleges and universities has increased by over 400 percent. Harvard’s teams alone can attest to the popularity and prominence of female athletes (just ask the reigning Ivy League women’s basketball champions or the women’s hockey team, which is headed to the Eastern College Athletic Conference semifinals this weekend). Although...
...added. “But this has certainly become one of the most fun places to play.” Whether it was the crowd’s taunting or not, the Crimson didn’t help its cause, shooting miserably from the floor (24.2 percent) and giving the Big Red crowd much to heckle about. “It was a tough night for us, no question about it,” Amaker said. “And an exceptional night for them.” This marks the third time in Cornell history that it will play...
Wide-open threes and mid-range jumpers soon became adventures of peril and dread for Harvard’s shooters. After shooting 42 percent from the floor and 33 percent from three-point range, the Crimson made exactly one three in the second, going...
...season.The Crimson’s senior trio of co-captains Lindsay Hallion and Jessica Knox and forward Adrian Budischak were the three bright spots for Harvard in Saturday’s slugfest against Cornell, a 51-48 win for the Crimson in which both teams shot 32 percent from the floor and combined for just 37 field goals. Consistent performers like juniors Emily Tay, Niki Finelli, and Katie Rollins combined for an uncharacteristic 6-of-26 performance from the floor and just 16 points.But Hallion and Knox, in their last game at Lavietes, made it a memorable one. Each stepped...