In spite of the game’s outcome, the first thing Tubridy brought up in the locker room was the charge junior guard Katie Murphy took with 21 seconds left.

“The first thing that I said was how much I loved Katie Murphy’s foul…how her stepping up and doing that spoke volumes about the heart of so many people on this team,” Tubridy said. “We’re down by 20, and for her to step up and do that—that’s a painful play to make.”

The disastrous loss did not prevent Harvard from celebrating its individual achievements—or the success of the senior class. Despite tears and disappointment, the team gathered upstairs at Lavietes for a party.

“You can’t let one loss get in the way of four years of experience,” Tubridy said.

—Staff writer Jessica T. Lee can be reached at lee45@fas.harvard.edu.