On Saturday, Harvard will face the star of the league in Penn's senior forward Diana Caramanico. Caramanico is leading the league in scoring (21.9 ppg) and rebounding (10.9 rpg).
With strong performances last weekend, she now needs only 29 points to break Harvard's Allison Feasters all-time Ivy scoring record.
If averages hold true, Caramanico is on pace to break that record at Lavietes Pavilion tomorrow night. In order to keep its Ivy hopes alive and prevent a former teammate's record from being broken on her home court, the Crimson will need to focus on containing Caramanico.
In addition to Caramanico, the Quakers also boast two other players, Erin Ladley and Julie Epton, who are averaging double-digit scoring. The Crimson will need to play solid defense and control the boards.
"I don't think we did a good job on the boards. I think offensive rebounds killed us," Harvard Coach Kathy Delaney-Smith said after her team's overtime loss to Yale.
Harvard also needs to step it up offensively. The Crimson shot a dismal 33 percent from the field against Yale and shot just 24 percent from behind the arch.
But perhaps most importantly, the Crimson need to play with a consistent intensity that has been seen only at times throughout the season.
"We looked tired [in the loss to Yale]," Delaney-Smith said.
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