"Melissa played in this game without ever practicing," Delaney-Smith said. "I was really proud of her effort."
Despite the loss, both Kelley and Sarah Johnson played perhaps their best games of the season.
"Freshman will do that for you," Delaney-Smith said. "Bree Kelley and Sarah Johnson are both going to have great careers."
Kelley led the Crimson with a career-high 19 points and five assists. Five of her points came on the first-half rally, while the other 14 all came in the second half. Frequently she wowed the crowd of 2,201at the Palestra with her dribbling ability and her patented hook shot.
Penn gave Sarah Johnson open room underneath on possession after possession, and she cashed in, scoring a career-high matching 18 points.
Harvard did a relatively decent job against Caramanico and senior guard Mandy West, the top two scorers in the Ivy League.
"They have the best players in the league, I feel," Delaney-Smith said. "They stepped it up tonight, and the rest of the team did their job."
Caramanico scored a game-high 31 points, and West added 23. But West shot just 6-of-19 on the game and 1-of-7 in the second half.
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