Standing at 6’3, Davis scored 11 points and challenged Harvard’s inside game.

“We knew that Erica Davis, their big girl, was going to give us some problems,” Tubridy said.

Harvard labored to cover all the Yale scorers, but was often beat as the shot clock wound down on its third or fourth defensive rotation.

Additionally, the Crimson struggled with 21 turnovers, a habitual team scourge. Although Yale turned the ball over 22 times, it was Harvard that ultimately paid for the miscues, taking an uncharacteristically low number of shots—46—and hitting only 5 of 16 three-point attempts.

“When we turn the ball over, it affects our confidence and changes the way we play the game,” Tubridy said. “When you go out, and you take shots that aren’t falling for you, everyone tenses up.”

Harvard also got into foul trouble early in the game, with Peljto sitting for a large portion of the first half. Holsey made up the offense, however, scoring all of her 10 points in the first frame, when the Crimson scored only 22 points as a team.

HARVARD 70, BROWN 64

After falling behind 34-26 at halftime, Harvard came back to beat Brown (11-10, 4-4) 70-64 in front of 1,989 fans.

“It was a very big win for us,” Tubridy said. “Friday night it felt good to win that one because we had lost so many close games.”

Though the final margin was six points in the Crimson’s favor, the final minute decided the outcome. After Brown pulled within three points at 67-64, Cserny knocked down a jumper from the elbow for a 69-64 lead and then hit a free throw to seal the win.

Peljto notched 33 points for the contest, and instigated Harvard’s 26-6 comeback run five minutes into the second half. The Crimson’s rally back included threes from Peljto, Cserny, Tubridy and Moore, as Harvard showcased its talent from behind the arc with 6-of-12 shooting in the second.

“We made a huge adjustment at halftime to get more people involved in the offense, stop taking so many quick shots, stop turning the ball over,” Peljto said.

Brown, a team that has had trouble scoring in the past, showed little of that difficulty, as Nyema Mitchell registered 26 points with two more players in double digits.

Cserny demonstrated her defensive proficiency, tallying six steals and three blocks.

“Reka’s always consistent with her defense,” Peljto said. “She gets her hands on a lot of balls and is a defensive presence for us.”

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