Make no mistake. It was not as if Janowski was getting the ball and not shooting. She was not getting touches. She finished the game with just six points on 2-of-5 shooting.

Rather than give the ball to its only healthy player averaging double figures, the Crimson was content to take difficult shots from the perimeter and force drives through nonexistent lanes despite the fact that only Egelhoff was shooting well.

One of the main culprits of Harvard's abandonment of Janowski was Monti, who is perhaps the most responsible for setting up the Crimson's offense and getting the ball to Janowski. After a phenomenal weekend versus Penn and Princeton at home two weeks ago, Monti has tried to carry too much of Harvard's offensive load lately.

Saturday night in New Jersey, Monti attempted 14 shots--converting only four of them--and had only four assists to three turnovers.

Five of her shots, four of them misses, came on ill-advised and unnecessary attempts in the first overtime period when just one more bucket would have given Harvard the win. Who would you rather have taking shots down the stretch, your 6'3 senior center or your 5'6 freshman point guard?

The implications of Harvard's actions with respect to Janowski go further than wins and losses. Janowski undoubtedly deserves a spot on the All-Ivy First Team, but because of the politicking involved in the voting and the attention paid to final team standings, she is not a shoo-in.

Monti deserves to make the Ivy League's All-Rookie team, but with Cornell's freshman point guard Breean Walas turning in a fantastic rookie campaign of her own, Monti is on the bubble as well. And if she is to make the All-Rookie squad, it will be assists more than points that will get her there.

And of course, Harvard wants to win its last three games.