That is, until senior Bev Moore found Peljto open behind the arc along the left baseline in front of the Crimson bench.

With a defender rushing out to challenge her, Peljto launched a trey that found nothing but net.

Just moments later, it was sophomore Shana Franklin threading the seam to find Peljto open from long-range again.

The jumper proved to be the deathblow as the Leopards never again shrank the deficit below double-digits, prompting the strangest twist of all.

Harvard coach Kathy Delaney-Smith—unaware of Peljto’s place in Crimson history—lifted her star from the game.

Finally, the Leopards’ eyes could stand still, but by then, all that was left to fixate on was the scoreboard and Peljto’s newfound place in the record book.

—Staff writer Timothy J. McGinn can be reached at mcginn@fas.harvard.edu.