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Tiger Woes: W. Basketball Falls

Princeton ends Harvard's 32-game Ivy streak

"This was my shortest halftime speech so farthis year--may be two sentences, and you couldprobably pick the words that were in thosesentences," Delaney-Smith said. "I was not happywith my team [at halftime]."

"That's probably the angriest we've ever seenour coach, and it was very much warranted,"Feaster said. "She didn't say much, but weunderstood by the tone in her voice."

Most of Penn's success was due to the fabulousshooting of senior guard Colleen Kelly. Kelly wasdoing her best to match Miller; she made eight of10 shots in the first half, including five treys,and had 25 points by the half.

"Colleen Kelly had a hot night," Feaster said."That's understandable; she's a great player."

Both teams struggled to make any shots at thestart of the second half, but Harvard found itsrhythm and pulled away down the stretch. Millerand Feaster scored the Crimson's first 17 pointsin the second period to put Harvard ahead 68-52.

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The Crimson's defense also heightened its playafter halftime. Harvard held Penn to 19second-half points, and Kelly did not score in thefinal 20 minutes.

"We stepped up our defense, especially thebackcourt part, and then we rebounded," Millersaid. "We scared them to death."

Harvard hit 15 three-pointers in the game, oneshy of the school record set two years ago in aloss to Vanderbilt in the first round of the NCAATournament.

"That's what happens when you play us in azone," Feaster said. "We're a great three-pointshooting team, and I think we showed that."

"We love threes; that's not new," Delaney-Smithadded. "That's been us for the last 10 years."

Miller finished with six rebounds, two assistsand two steals to go along with her 33 points. Herprevious career-high was 17 points.

Feaster poured in 25 points, grabbed fiverebounds, dished out five assists and swiped fiveballs. It was the first time this season that shedid not lead Harvard in scoring.

Seniors Alison Seanor and Megan Basilcontributed eight points and seven rebounds,respectively. Basil's seven boards led Harvard andrepresent a career-high for the 5'6 co-captain.

Freshman point guard Lisa Kowal came off thebench to notch four points and a game-high sixassists. Forwards Sarah Russell and Laela Sturdycombined for nine points and eight rebounds, whilesenior Sarah Brandt chipped in five points andblocked a shot.

HARVARD, 90-64 at The Palestra,Philadelphia, Pa

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