“We get up a lot of [three-point] shots in practice, so it’s nice when they start falling for us,” Lippert said. “We have a lot of deadly shooters—Brogan was hitting nicely, and Christine is deadly—and we like when those [shots] fall.”

NJIT had a small run of its own towards the end of the half, led by Gerald and guard Rayven Johnson, but the Crimson finished the half with a shot characteristic of the period. With five seconds remaining, Rutzen created enough space around her to shoot the trey and made it, setting the score at 43-26.

The large lead ballooned to 25 points in the second half, thanks to a quick start by Harvard.

Markley started the period with two baskets—one thanks to a nifty inside dish by Matera—and Berry controlled the tempo of the game, finding Clark for an open three and making a layup on a fast break off a miss by the Highlanders. Her basket made the score 56-31 with 16:14 left to play.

Given the luxury of a large lead, Delaney-Smith slowly incorporated her bench into the game. The coach gave her starters a well-deserved rest and allowed her substitutes to get some playing time.

"I played 15 players, and normally that’s tough to do,” Delaney-Smith said. “You don’t get a rhythm and a synergy. I was very happy with a lot of players I put in. Others didn’t appear to be quite ready, but again, they worked hard and they didn’t give up, so I’m pleased with today’s game."

Kimberly Dweck came alive in the second half for NJIT, finishing with 15 points. The visitors slowly chipped at the deficit but the final score would be the closest the Highlanders ever got.

—Staff writer Brian A. Campos can be reached at bcampos@fas.harvard.edu.