As she fell, Cserny quickly pegged Penn forward Monica Naltner, causing Harvard to regain possession. Holsey was fouled on the inbound pass.
Appropriately, a defensive play won the game.
“We had a high level of energy the whole time,” Cserny said. “We put even more emphasis on [defense]. I think now everyone understands how important it is.”
At that, Harvard scored a big win on perhaps its ugliest offensive performance of the season. It was all the same to Holsey.
“A W is a W,” she said.
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—Staff writer Alex McPhillips can be reached at rmcphill@fas.harvard.edu.