But her stature was the only small aspect of Moore’s game yesterday. The eagerly-awaited transfer from Lousiana Tech, who was forced to sit out last season, proved that she was worth the wait.

Moore was Harvard’s third-highest scorer with nine points, and she also added two steals in addition to her on-the-ball excellence.

“I think Beverly had a great showing,” Delaney-Smith said.

—Staff writer Jessica T. Lee can be reached at lee45@fas.harvard.edu.

No. 12 MINNESOTA 92, W. HOOPS 68

MINNESOTA (7-0) Von Wald 5-8 5-5 15, Andersson 2-5 0-0 4, Prince 7-10 2-2 16, Whalen 10-13 5-5 25, Lieser 2-4 0-0 6, McCarville 7-10 0-0 14, Schonrock 0-4 0-0 0, Hill 0-2 2-4 2, Bolden 1-4 0-0 2, Gilbert 2-3 2-2 6, Nelson 0-0 0-0 0, Collison 0-0 2-3 2. Totals 36-63 18-21 92.

HARVARD (4-2) Moore 3-5 2-2 9, Robinson 0-0 0-0 0, Ides 3-3 1-2 8, Cserny 5-11 0-0 13, Tubridy 3-4 1-2 8, Holsey 2-10 1-1 5, Bell 0-2 0-0 0, Dunham 0-1 0-0 0, Peljto 9-14 3-5 23, Murphy 0-0 0-0 0, McCaffery 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 26-54 8-12 68.

Halftime—Minnesota 51-30. Three-Point goals—Minnesota 2-8 (Lieser 2-4, Whalen 0-1, Bolden 0-1, Schonrock 0-2), Harvard 8-19 (Cserny 3-5, Peljto 2-2, Ides 1-1, Tubridy 1-1, Moore 1-2, Dunham 0-1, McCaffery 0-1, Bell 0-2, Holsey 0-4). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Minnesota 32 (McCarville 7), Harvard 26 (Peljto 9). Assists—Minnesota 18 (Schonrock 5), Harvard 18 (Tubridy 5). Total fouls—Minnesota 14, Harvard 16. Attendance—425.