But then UNH called timeout and iced Sturdy at the line. After she missed the free throw, everything began to go wrong for the Crimson.

Harvard suddenly found itself unable to handle the tight Wildcat press that allowed UNH to go on a 9-0 run, highlighted by another three from Plencner.

"I thought my team tightened and panicked instead of stepping it up," Delaney-Smith said. "That pressure should not bother us. We have beaten teams that have done far worse to us."

Freshman guard Bree Kelley hit both shots of a one-and-one to cut the deficit to 59-56, but Plencner continued to be a pain for the Crimson, this time passing the ball off to center Orsi Farkas for a layup with 2:01 remaining.

It appeared that Johnson had countered the UNH score with an open jump shot, but it was called back on a traveling call. Plencner then hit a 15-foot jump shot to put UNH up 63-56 with 1:25 left, effectively sealing the game for the Wildcats.

The story of the game was the turnovers. In the first half the Crimson turned the ball over 16 times, while forcing only eight. The turnovers were mainly due to forced passes underneath on the offensive end.

Wildcat guard Kiki Proctor also caused great frustration to Crimson sophomore guard Jenn Monti. For the game, Proctor had four steals. UNH as a team had 19 steals compared to just five for Harvard.