In particular, Harvard started giving the ball to Kelley, who proved she could be relied upon to handle the basketball when Monti is pressured.

"We knew our freshmen were talented when we recruited them," Delaney-Smith said. "But you can't predict how poised they are going to be. In particular, Bree just keeps getting better and better."

Usually a small forward, the 6'0 Kelley moved over to the two spot and showed tremendous poise for a freshman, scoring 14 points, the second-highest total on the team, in only 26 minutes. Kelley made all eight of her free throw attempts as well as two three-point shots.

"We know what we can do as a team," Kelley said. "The plan for this game was to come out with fire and intensity in every play. In the first half we played okay, but we needed to play one possession at a time, like we did in the second. That's really all you can do."

The 6'2 Ides provided height and strength in the paint as she played 24 minutes and scored five points.

Johnson, who at 6'5 towers above most other players on the court, showed she has the ability to score at will. She scored eight of her 18 points in the final 4:30 of the game to seal the victory for Harvard.

After a much-needed day of rest today, the Crimson will get ready for this weekend's tournament at Holy Cross.

"I feel like we haven't had a day off in about two weeks because the one day off we had was a travel day and it was really hard on us," Delaney-Smith said. "We have three practices--that's good, we need that. We've been preparing for game after game after game."