“She’s definitely a scorer,” Nunley said. “I’m kind of upset that the coaches put me on her and she still had a 28-point game. You give her an inch and she’ll let the ball fly, and nine times out of ten it’s going in.”

The Crimson defense, however, adjusted accordingly, and forced Zimmerman’s teammates to make plays.

“I think the team did well adjusting and playing everyone else harder, because we know that putting pressure on the other players will alter their play, and she can’t win the whole game for them,” Nunley said.

Harvard’s shooting at the freethrow line would prove to be crucial, as they posted a 73 percentage from the line. The routinely clutch free throw shooting from sophomore Sydney Skinner would put Harvard over the top, as she sunk three of four from the charity stripe to secure Harvard the win.

The Crimson, who have a short practice week, will be on the road again next weekend to take on the Brown Bears and Yale Bulldogs. The Bulldogs had a dominant victory over the Penn Quakers Saturday night, 61-48. Harvard has a lot to work on in a short amount of time if it wants to repeat its 20-point victory on the road against that school down in Connecticut.

“We’re going to go back to individual work and try to get back some toughness and remind them of their skill set, which is very good,” Delaney-Smith said. “For whatever reason they aren’t playing like they know that.”

—Staff writer Stuart Johnson can be reached at stuartjohnson@college.harvard.edu.