Yale chipped away at the Harvard lead, pulling to within one before settling for a 34-32 deficit at the intermission.

In the second half, Yale came out strong. With the Crimson up 43-38 with 14:11 to go after an Ides three-pointer, Smear found her spot.

In a span of a minute, the 5'11 guard pulled up three straight times for 12-foot jumpers from the left wing, all of which rainbowed sky-high and swished through the net. She followed those up in the next two minutes with two more unanswered jumpshots, this time from the right side, opening up a quick 48-43 Bulldog lead and giving her 10 points in three minutes.

Harvard closed in after that on Sarah Johnson's clutch play down low, but never took a lead before the end of regulation.

With Melissa Johnson out, Yale outrebounded Harvard, 50-37. But the Bulldogs shot a paltry 35.9 percent for the game when compared to Harvard's 49.2.

Egelhoff's 15 points led the Crimson, and Monti and Sarah Johnson added 14 and 13 points, respectively. Ides had nine points and eight rebounds in her first game as a starter.

Glick led Yale with 18 points, most coming off of spinning post moves, and 13 rebounds. Smear finished with 17 points and Alyson Miller had 12 points and 11 rebounds in a spark-plug role for Yale.