The Crimson quickly pressured the Tiger attack on its own end of the floor, but Princeton's Allison Cahill beat everyone down the court and was wide open underneath the basket. Down by two, the Tigers appeared to have the basket that would send the game to overtime.

But Princeton tri-captain Kate Thirolf rushed the pass, overthrowing Cahill. The ball went through the Cahill's outstretched arms and out of bounds.

"I thought, 'Thank God she didn't make that catch!'" Sturdy said. "That was very, very scary. We've had a lot of things like that not go our way. It was very nerve-wracking."

Kelley then hit two free throws to ice the game for Harvard.

"I felt like giving Kate [Thirolf] a big kiss," Delaney-Smith said. "I think that play is going to haunt her."

Princeton can, however, take solace in its amazing defensive effort on the day. Nobody on the Crimson team expected to be held without a single field goal for just under 10 minutes.

"I knew [Princeton coach Liz Feeley] would do what she did," Delaney-Smith said. "She put four or five guards on the floor, and they played a matchup zone. That's a great game plan against us. Our ball-movement wasn't fluid and they didn't let us go inside, so we struggled."

Throughout the scoring drought, the speedy Tiger defense kept Harvard from driving inside. Whenever the Crimson did go inside, Princeton had great success forcing turnovers. Harvard did not appear to be looking for outside shots at all during the stretch, and most that it tried were forced and rushed.