"It's all about chemistry right now, and it's clicking," Seanor said. "Even when the shots aren't falling, and even when things aren't going our way...it's fun."
Unfortunately, the game did not start off in such promising fashion for the Crimson.
The first 12 minutes of the ballgame were about as sloppy as basketball can get. Both teams combined for 14 turnovers in that time and only 23 points.
"I think we did a poor job getting the ball inside [in the first half]," Harvard coach Kathy Delaney-Smith said. "That's something we need to continue to work on."
The Crimson was slower out of the gate than its opponents and trailed by as many as six points in the early stages. Harvard had trouble getting the ball into the post, while the shots were not falling from the outside.
It could have been worse for the Crimson if not for the efforts of Allison...and Alison. Feaster was doing what she always does--scoring, scoring, rebounding, stealing and, oh yeah, scoring.
Her namesake was doing just about everything else. Seanor finished the game with season highs for rebounds (11), assists (five) and steals (five). She was Harvard's leader in rebounds and assists for the game and chipped in seven points as well.
"[Seanor] is a marvelous defensive player," Delaney-Smith said. "I loved her defense tonight. I thought she did a fabulous job."
Cornell led 10-4 early on before Harvard got its wake-up call. Seanor was the first to get the message, finding Gelman on another backdoor cut for a layup.
Seanor then got her first steal of the game and converted it into two points for Harvard on the offensive end. Junior guard Sarah Brandt then came up with a steal of her own. Feaster converted a layup at the other end to tie the score at 10-10.
Junior guard Megan Basil then put the finishing touches on the reality check with a long three-pointer that put the Crimson ahead for good. The assist came from none other than Seanor.
Overall, Harvard did not play its best basketball. The Crimson struggled offensively in the first half and shot poorly from three-point range all night. In the end, however, it was another tenacious defensive effort that secured the victory over the Big Red.
"Our defense was excellent," Gelman said. "I think we were able to get out faster and beat them down the court."
Harvard has now won five games in a row and eight of its last nine. More importantly, its 20 consecutive Ivy League victories are just one shy of the record held by Brown. The Crimson will be shooting for that record tonight at home against Columbia. CORNELL: Cordell 3-10 1-2 7; Froehlich 0-1 0-0 0; Jackson 3-5 2-3 8; English 7-9 2-4 16; Ruck 6-13 4-7 19; Levin 4-5 0-0 8; Maggi 0-0 0-0 0; Lenz 0-1 0-0 0; Tener 0-0 0-0. TOTALS 23-44 9-16 58. HARVARD: Gelman 3-7 6-8 12; Miller 2-7 2-3 7; Seanor 3-7 1-1 7; Feaster 11-16 3-3 28; Black 3-9 0-0 67; Basil 1-5 1-5 3; Brandt 1-3 0-3 2; Russell 0-1 1-2 1; Sturdy 2-3 2-2 6. TOTALS: 26-58 15-19 72.