"I felt really good offensively in the first half" Johnson said. "I'm so fired up to be playing right now and to get things going."

The brightest spot for the Crimson Saturday was the spectacular play of

Turbidy. The freshman won a starting spot this week and responded with the best day of her young college career. She set career-highs with 17 points (on 8-of-12 shooting), 4 assists and five steals. Turbidy also added nine rebounds.

"[Turbidy's] the ultimate basketball worker," Delaney-Smith. "She's a solid, consistent player, and she doesn't ever stand still."

With Johnson playing well in the first half, the Crimson played perhaps its most impressive basketball of the season. Harvard showed good ball movement on offense, avoiding its tendency earlier in the season to dump the ball into the post and watch while someone threw up a shot.

The Crimson's press defense finally paid off against the Huskies, forcing several turnovers in the first half.

"We had a balance of an inside and outside attack, and out press created a

lot of scoring opportunities for us," Delaney-Smith said.