Another problem area for Northeastern has been its rebounding this season. The Huskies have been out-rebounded by an average of 5.5 boards per game. While junior Tyrone Hammick leads the team with 6.5 rebounds per game, he has gotten little support from the rest of his teammates on the front line this year.
Although Clemente's loss has made Harvard's rebounding an area of concern, the Crimson dominated the boards against the Big Green on Wednesday night. Harvard out-rebounded Dartmouth 41 to 29, and four of the five Crimson starters grabbed at least seven boards on the night.
"We've been working on our rebounding ever since the Navy game [on Dec. 4]," Prasse-Freeman said. "It was a problem for us at the beginning of the year, but since then, we've been working really hard at going to the boards after every single shot."
Saturday's contest against Northeastern will prove whether Harvard is on the road to recovery.
If Harvard performs as well when it faces Northeastern as it did against Dartmouth on Wednesday, the Crimson should have no trouble taming the Huskies.