Egelhoff's two 3-pointers in the first half were key to the early Crimson lead, and her two steals in the second half helped to kill the Tiger comeback.

Penn 78, Harvard 76

With 18.2 seconds left and Harvard trailing by two, there was little doubt that Monti would be taking the final shot. Monti was the one with the experience, having closed her freshman year with buzzer-beating shots in back-to-back games.

"We were supposed to run an isolation low for Jenn to get the shot, but we didn't execute it that great," Sturdy said. "She's made those before, so she was definitely the right person to have the ball."

On the final play, Monti dribbled the ball up to the 3-point line, and almost directly into Sturdy, who was attempting to set a pick. With a player still in her face, Monti circled around the top of the key as the clock ticked down.

Monti managed to get some breathing room in the final seconds, but the clock forced her to rush her shot from an awkward position from the right wing. The desperation try was well off-target, and the opportunity to take sole possession of first place was lost.

"It wasn't quite what we wanted," Monti said. "We wanted everybody to be on the baseline. There were some confusion about what we were in on the last play."

With the 74-73 lead, the momentum, and the crowd of 1,213 fans on their feet, the Crimson appeared to be in control.