The Crimson carried that lesson into the second half and refused to lose any of its momentum, scoring six unanswered points to start the second half. The only bright spot for Cornell was guard Kim Ruck, who finally broke the Harvard run with a three-pointer. Ruck finished the game with a respectable 19 points, but it was nowhere near enough.
At one point near the end of the contest, Harvard had extended its lead to 28 points. Adding to the offensive fire was Gelman, who chipped in 14 points of her own.
Last year, Cornell surprised Harvard with a loss that proved to be the only blemish in the Crimson's Ivy record. A year later, memories of that game were still fresh.
"That one game almost messed up our entire season," Black said. "I remembered that game, and I think that it was a combination of revenge and a learning experience. We knew that we had to be fired up.
"Every road game is hard in the Ivy League and to start by winning what I think are three of what I think are the hardest road games was just a great boost. Now we have such momentum going into exam period."
Too bad for Harvard that the Crimson's next Ivy game is scheduled in Providence against Brown, the only other undefeated team in the league. Harvard was really starting to like New York.