The Crimson fell behind 18-4 early, but managed to come back and cut the deficit to 22-18, thanks to a sequence of offensive boards by Tubridy, who led Harvard with 18 points and 11 rebounds.
Arkansas called timeout to stop the bleeding. Razorback senior Lonniya Bragg--whose steals helped pace her team's first run--came back off the bench. She forced another trio of Harvard turnovers to ignite a 10-0 run that upped the score to 32-18.
The Razorbacks were led by a career-high 23 points from sophomore Dana Cherry. The Crimson defense did not expect Cherry's scoring prowess, but Arkansas's depth forced Harvard to key in on other players, permitting Cherry to have her big night.
Bragg had a career-high five steals to lead her team, which tallied 17 steals to just eight for Harvard. The Crimson had 21 turnovers in the first half--more than one per minute. Had Peljto not hit a running jumper in the final seconds, Harvard would have had more turnovers than points in the half.
"Arkansas was a great team, an SEC team, so that's the best there is," Peljto said. "We won't see a team like them for the rest of the [Ivy] season. They're very athletic and deep. We learned a lot from them."
Harvard controlled the ball slightly better in the second half, but still finished with 30 turnovers on the night.
"To force 30 turnovers from a team like this is really an accomplishment," Arkansas coach Gary Blair said.
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