The Crimson held on for a three-point win despite La Salle's Shannon McDade's lay-up as time expired.

"I thought we played very tentative offensively," Delaney-Smith said. "I don't know why--if I did, I'd fix it. Although even as we played tentative, we got some great shots. To hang on is really all that matters right now. I have to figure out a way not to lose a 20-point lead."

Sturdy led Harvard scorers with 16 points and had six rebounds and five assists. Katie Gates wrapped up a good all-around weekend with 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting, including 3-of-4 from beyond the arc.

Holy Cross 89, Harvard 61

Led by tournament MVP Anna Kinne, a 5'6 senior sparkplug, Holy Cross (6-1) showed poise and power in the face of the talented yet tentative Harvard team.

The Crusaders used a 38-9 run over the last 11 minutes to rally from a brief 52-51 deficit.

"I think we were capable of beating Holy Cross, but everything had to go our way and it didn't," Delaney-Smith said. "Losing for us I don't feel was necessarily unexpected, although I felt we could have beaten them."

From the opening tip, the Crimson faced an uphill battle, falling behind 10-3 in the first four minutes. Johnson had recorded her second foul of the game by this point and was forced to watch the rest of the half from the sidelines with no points and no rebounds.