Rutnik hit a jump shot at 17:37 and followed it with a three-pointer to cut the Crimson lead to 40-31 with 16:50 left to play. Harvard called timeout.
Ten seconds after play resumed, Egelhoff hit a three-pointer to start a 14-point Crimson run and open up a 54-31 lead.
The Pioneers would not recover.
Playing a varied lineup that sometimes consisted of three freshmen and two sophomores, Harvard ran the score up on Sacred Heart, grabbing leads of 61-39 and 71-46.
"All they needed was two or three threes to get back in the game, and I didn't want that to happen," Delaney-Smith said. "I also wanted this team to increase their lead. I feel that being up by 14 or 16 or 17, I wanted a bigger lead."
Two free throws by Pioneer freshman center Tara Brady and a jump shot by junior guard Abby Crotty gave Sacred Heart its final tally.
With 3.4 seconds left in the game, the Crimson would not stop. Freshman forward Hallie Boger hit a free throw to bring the Crimson to the 80-point mark.
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