“It set the tone for the whole game,” Tubridy said. “I think it played out really well, we began boxing out right away. [Crimson coach Kathy Delaney-Smith] said we were almost boxing out too hard because we forgot to watch the ball.”

With Harvard’s qualified success on the boards—the Crimson outrebounded Central 34-30—came more time on offense and the potential for the score to hit triple digits.

“I think [boxing out] actually played a big role in how high the score was,” Tubridy said. “Our two losses so far have really stemmed from a few key boxouts that we missed.”

However, one game does not a reversal make, and rebounding will continue to be a focus for improvement as Harvard prepares to play Lafayette in its first home game of the year on Saturday at 6 p.m. in Lavietes Pavilion.

“I think we did better [on the boards], but I still think we have a long way to go,” Franklin said. “I think we’re focused a lot of times on defense and offense and sometimes we forget about the rebounding.”

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