“The shots were falling,” Franklin said.
Crisp efforts on both sides of the ball—Harvard forced 22 Lafayette turnovers while committing only 11—helped the Crimson pad their halftime lead of 43-15.
The Crimson led by 45 at one point.
“I feel that offense comes from playing really good defense,” Lackner said. “If you’re controlling the game on defense, you don’t rush things.”It helped that Cserny, whom many predicted might take over the Ivy League this season, showed signs of resuming her offensive dominance.
Forced to press while searching for her outside jumper, Cserny averaged only 16.8 points in the first four games. She hit two baskets from behind the arc on Saturday.
“That was the Reka we know and love,” Franklin said.
Holsey, the point guard who opened the season with Ivy League player of the week honors after averaging 22 points per game, was forced to take a backseat.
She dished out four assists, calmly leading the team to victory.
“Everybody,” Lackner said, “did their part.”
—Staff writer Alex McPhillips can be reached at rmcphill@fas.harvard.edu.