"The major thing that we did was move the ball," Delaney-Smith said. "The focus was give up the first or second shot and get a better shot. Before, we were shooting on average within five or six seconds. That's just no good especially when you're not hitting."

The Harvard players, wary of their poor shooting, practiced rigorously throughout the break.

"We knew we had the lowest shooting percentage out of any Harvard team in years, so we put a lot of focus on shooting in practices over the break, and it showed," freshman forward Hana Peljto said.

Peljto shot 8-for-10 from the floor for a game-high 20 points, despite playing only 23 minutes off the bench. She made the Terriers suffer whenever she was left open, whether it was down low or outside.

Tubridy's nine rebounds led Harvard's rebounding effort. The Crimson dominated the Terriers 42-21 on the boards. Tubridy also tallied 11 points and shot from outside with confidence.

The greatest improvement over the break was not seen among the Crimson freshmen, however. Harvard needed much more from its upperclassmen, who combined to shoot a ghastly 3-for-31 against Arkansas-Little Rock.

Monti and Gates in particular had performed below expectations, both shooting around 25 percent from the floor to start the year. At B.U., the pair stepped up and put together the joint effort that had been sorely missed all season.

"This is what we've been waiting for from both of them," Delaney-Smith said. "Jenn Monti looked like her old self."