Hayes turned in 12 second-half tallies, most of them on second-chance points or layups.
When Harvard collapsed on the perimeter, Hayes dismantled the man-to-man defense with quick drives to the lane. She finished with a game-high 19 points and four assists.
Holsey was the top performer for the Crimson, recording 19 points and three assists before she fouled out with less than three minutes remaining. Junior forward Maureen McCaffery finished with 11 points and six rebounds.
Brown shot 46.2 percent from the floor, the third-highest percentage Harvard has surrendered all season. Four Brown players—Robertson, Hayes, McAfee, and reserve guard Jackie Vocell (11 points)—scored in double figures. Harvard last allowed four players to record double-digits in a January loss to Dartmouth, its only Ivy League defeat before Friday’s meeting with Brown.
“My team should be deeply disappointed,” Delaney-Smith said. “We didn’t show up tonight.”
—Staff writer Aidan E. Tait can be reached at atait@fas.harvard.edu.