The Crimson's opponent this weekend won't be impressed with these statistics. Northeastern (4-5) made the NCAA tournament a season ago and appears hungry for a repeat trip.
Last year's America East champions, the Huskies lost to North Carolina in the first round, 64-53.
Ironically, the Crimson lost 78-53 to UNC in the first round of the NCAA tournament in 1997.
Harvard junior center Melissa Johnson was a member of that Tar Heel team that felled Allison Feaster '98 and the Crimson.
The Huskies have lost just one starter from last year's team--forward Betsy Palecek, who averaged 15.7 ppg and 5.5 rpg. Furthermore, Northeastern still has the player who could wind up as the top Husky scorer in history.
Highly-touted senior guard Tesha Tinsley, averaging 13.2 ppg, will be the player the Crimson defense will most have to focus on.
"The team can ride on her back," Delaney-Smith said of the All-America candidate. "We have to come out with a defensive teamwork [and] I think we will be playing our zone."
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