A trio of threes by sophomore forward Maureen Lane and another from junior guard Hillary Reser gave Princeton an early 12-2 lead, which the Tigers held for a 35-23 halftime advantage. Harvard shot just 9-of-26 in the half. Other than nine points from junior forward Katie Gates, the Crimson had little reason for optimism. But adrenaline could only take Princeton so far. The Crimson came together in the second half and completely dominated the Tigers. Harvard shot a remarkable 62.5 percent from the floor for the half, while holding Princeton to just two points in the first 11 minutes.

"The first half was probably one of the worst we had played all season," Peljto said. "We knew we had to come out with more intensity, shoot better and play stronger defense."

Freshman forward Tricia Tubridy started off the rally, scoring back-to-back baskets--in fact, her only points of the game--to cut the deficit to 37-27. Peljto also heated up, scoring 14 points in the second half. She led the team with 18 points and nine rebounds overall.

Sophomore center Sarah Johnson tallied 11 points--nine in the second half--including the shot that put Harvard up for good, 38-37.

Princeton cut the Crimson lead from 46-37 down to 55-50, but a basket by Gates and a three-pointer from junior guard Jenn Monti iced the victory.

Gates--the Crimson's lone source of consistency in the first half--finished with a career-high 16 points for the game. Lane led Princeton with 21 points, including a 5-for-8 performance from behind the arc.

Penn 65, Harvard 51

All the improvement Harvard had made throughout the course of the season thus far seemed to disappear in one night, as the Crimson's totals on Friday were reminiscent of the team's games in December.