"They're a good defensive team," Sturdy said. "They definitely had a good game plan for us. We kind of adjusted our game, for all their doubles on the post and everything."

The fact that Harvard managed to win this game despite the tough defense and all of its injuries was a tribute to its depth and conditioning.

"People are dropping," Sturdy said. "So I guess it shows how much depth we have. Everybody else has stepped up real big and we were able to pull it off."

Lisa Kowal and Laura Barnard in particular stepped up big for the Crimson this game, each playing more than 20 minutes off the bench.

Kowal's ball-handling ability was crucial after Monti went down. She played 20 minutes and did not turn over the ball once.

Barnard scored two three-pointers on the day for the Crimson. She hit a shot with 43.1 left in the first half to put Harvard up 25-22 at the half. Then she hit a trey that gave the Crimson a 40-31 lead at the midway mark, which was the last Harvard field goal before the scoring drought.

Barnard appeared to be a step faster than everyone on both ends of the court.