Andersen was quick to note the toughness and resilience of the entire Crimson team in the face of a 5-7 fourth-quarter deficit.
“I think that we showed a lot of heart in those games,” Anderson said. “We didn’t cower to the fear of being in a close game. We rose to the occasion and it really showed that we’ve developed a lot as a team. We really flourished under the pressure this weekend, and I’m proud of everybody on the team.”
NO. 4 HAWAII 13, HARVARD 8
Harvard’s tournament opener against the Rainbow Wahines (9-1) remained a close game through three quarters, but Hawaii shut out the Crimson in the final frame to pull away.
“In the fourth quarter, we got a little complacent,” Hendrix said. “We started making small mistakes that,against a team that wasn’t ranked fourth in the country, we could’ve gotten away with, but Hawaii capitalized on them.”
Balding scored three on the game and Andersen netted two in the second quarter, but the lack of consistent production on the offensive end of the pool proved to be Harvard’s downfall.
—Staff writer Bryan Hu can be reached at bhu01@college.harvard.edu