When Harvard has the ball, Baskind leads both her team and the league in points, assists, and shots, totaling 20, 8, and 46, respectively.
The senior, who has already tallied six scores, is three away from becoming fifth all-time for the Crimson in career goals.
“I’m really just trying to combine with my teammates and do what I can when I have the ball,” Baskind said. “I’m aiming to help out the team as much as I can and just continue to play our game.”
In a matchup featuring offensive prowess on both sides, energy is sure to be high. Despite rumors of bad blood between the teams, neither Harvard players nor coach would refer to this as a further incentive to come out firing.
“It’s just historic school rivalry,” Leone said. “That’s it. I respect them 100 percent, and hopefully, they feel the same about us.”
Tomorrow’s match will hold great importance, as the standings of the Ivy League are still completely up in the air. With three games left in the season, each match is crucial.
“I think that Princeton is going to be a really strong team,” Kanten said. “They will definitely have a lot of energy coming out against us. We just have to be prepared for the fights that we know they are going to bring.”