Monti's sprained ankle has only compounded the difficulties for Harvard. The team's floor general was relegated to a limited role this past weekend, attempting just three shots in Saturday's loss at Penn.
On the bright side, freshmen Bree Kelley and Sarah Johnson have stepped up their games in recent weeks. Both notched career scoring highs against the Quakers.
Even still, Harvard will stand in much better stead when it restores itself back to full health.
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Theoretically, Harvard should be able to dispose of both Columbia and Cornell this weekend, thus paving the way to the season-ending showdown with arch-rival Dartmouth.
Then again, this is the Ivy League, where the only certainty is that nothing is certain.