But the Harvard comeback was done in by the team's inability to hit free throws. In the second half, the Crimson shot an abysmal 6-of-15 from the line and twice missed the front end of a one-and-one.

"We're not a bad free throw shooting team," Delaney-Smith said. "These are things that I just can't predict."

When Harvard came from behind in the last Penn game, the rally was led by Monti and captain Laela Sturdy. But this time neither was playing anywhere near the spectacular level of two weeks before.

Sturdy, the Crimson's leading scorer, was held without a point in the second half and shot just 2-of-8 on the day. In the last Penn game Sturdy was close to a sure thing whenever she shot the ball, but the Quaker defense would not allow a repeat performance.

Monti was clearly still hurting from her ankle injury from the day before. She took only three shots in 21 minutes of playing time, and she missed in ways she usually doesn't miss, twice having her shots clank off the front of the rim. Monti managed to score five points and add two assists, but she was not the impact player that she usually is.

"Jenn was really questionable today," Delaney-Smith said. "We took a chance playing her."

Also coming off the bench hurt was junior center Melissa Johnson. Just seconds after coming into the game for the first time, she drew a foul underneath. The two free throws she hit right after were what sparked the Crimson comeback in the first half, but she ultimately was only able to play 13 minutes, shooting just 1-of-6 from the floor.