“I think that we learned a lot from it as a team, and we definitely don’t think we should have lost that game,” Clark said. “We’re excited to play again and be able to kind of redeem ourselves.”

Guard Aliyyah Handford led the offensive attack for St. John’s against Harvard, recording 25 points off of 11-for-17 shooting.

“I’m disappointed that we lost but proud of how we played,” Delaney-Smith said. “It was just a very smart, very athletic player who stripped us, and that led to some uncontested layups. It was the swing in momentum, and we were not able to recover.”

The Crimson dominated the boards against the Red Storm, outrebounding St. John’s, 48-25, but turnovers plagued the team once more. Harvard averages 18.9 turnovers a game this season and coughed the ball up 24 times while playing the Red Storm, something Delaney-Smith noted the team has been working on in practice.

Depending on the result of Saturday morning’s game, the Crimson will face either Arizona State (6-1) or Sacred Heart (2-4).

The Sun Devils most recently competed in the Cancun Challenge, winning all three of their games against Arkansas State, Illinois, and North Carolina. Should the Crimson face Arizona State on Sunday, it will be the first meeting between the two teams.

The Pioneers enter the tournament off of their second loss in a row, losing, 86-62, to Iona on Tuesday night. Sacred Heart last played Harvard in 2010, downing the Crimson, 69-60.