Delaney-Smith tried every possible combination of players to replace Melissa Johnson in the second half, rotating between sophomore Lindsay Ryba and freshmen Kate Ides, Sarah Johnson and Hallie Boger down low.

But Melissa Johnson's absence really showed in the 21-6 Penn run that started the second half.

"I knew Melissa was on their minds," Delaney-Smith said. "Penn's transition game is very good. They pull up to shoot in transition, coming down one-on-one on the pull-up. We just have to do a better job with that."

Caramanico and West killed the Crimson early in the second half. For the game, West scored 23 points including four 3-pointers, none bigger than her shot with 1:20 left that gave Penn the lead for good.

"I think maybe we stayed in our zone a little bit too long," Monti said. "Maybe we didn't come out far enough. Whatever--[West] is going to have her points."

When Melissa Johnson was in the game, she was dominant. She scored on consecutive possessions early in the game to give Harvard an 8-0 lead. She had eight points before going down with a knee injury right before halftime.

The Crimson led for most of the first half, but West and Caramanico got hot at the very end for the Quakers, and managed to put Harvard down 38-37 at the half.

"West and Caramanico both shot out of their minds," Sturdy said. "We knew they were going to do that. We've got to be better prepared to stop that."