After being on television, Delaney-Smith was the one receiving calls about the triangle offense.
The added attention even translated into better recruiting.
"I think women pay attention to the philosophy of a program," Delaney-Smith said. "They're not just 'I want to play professional ball. I want to be a high scorer.' I think they look for the whole package. I feel we have that here."
But the television exposure didn't translate into respect among the Ivy League media voters.
In the preseason Ivy media poll, Harvard was picked to finish behind Penn, Princeton and Dartmouth.
"I thought they were totally wrong. I think if you look at our performance last year, it's not that surprising," Sturdy said. "In my opinion, they forgot to look at the addition of people like Melissa Johnson and our freshman class."
But Delaney-Smith will use the prediction to her advantage.
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