Lippert and the Crimson will take to the court at TCU in
search of their second straight win (Gil Talbot).
The Storyline
Coming off its 68-47 win at UMass, the Harvard women's basketball
team is set to take on the Texas Christian Horned Frogs Saturday,
Jan. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in Fort Worth, Texas. Saturday's matchup will
be the second all-time meeting between Harvard and TCU, and will be
the Crimson's final non-conference tune-up before Ivy League play
begins.
Live video, audio and stats will be available on the Web through
GoFrogs.com.
Last Time Out
Brogan
Berry registered a double-double with 12 points and 10 assists
to move into the Ivy League's all-time top 10 for career assists,
as the Crimson cruised to a 68-47 victory over UMass Tuesday night
in Amherst, Mass.
Berry's 10 helpers matched her career-high and give her 456 for
her career, moving her from 11th to ninth in Ivy League history.
The senior added 12 points to register the first double-double of
her career, and now stands only nine points shy of moving into
Harvard's all-time top 10 with 1,219 career points.
Christine
Clark led the Crimson with 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting, while
Emma Golen
notched 10 points and six rebounds. Harvard made a season-high nine
three-pointers and combined to shoot 47.4 percent from the field,
while playing smothering defense that limited UMass to 26.6
percent shooting.
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game.
History in the Making
Brogan Berry currently ranks ninth in Ivy Leauge history and
fourth in Harvard history with 456 career assists, and is 11th in
school annals with 1,219 points. Berry needs just six helpers to
jump into seventh place in the Ancient Eight record books, and is
nine points shy of breaking into the school's all-time top 10 for
scoring. The sneior is also on pace to join Emily Tay '09 (1,263
pts., 514 ast.) as one of only two student-athletes in program
history to score 1,200 points and dish out 500 assists.
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GoCrimson.com to access Harvard's most up-to-date career
records.
Career Scoring (Harvard)
1. Allison Feaster '98 2,312
10. Sarah Duncan '89 1,228
11. Brogan Berry '12 1,219
Career Assists (Harvard)
1. Jennifer Monti '02 558
3. Jessica Gelman '97 485
4. Brogan Berry '12 456
Career Assists (Ivy)
1. Jennifer Monti '02, Harvard 558
7. Angie Soriaga '06, Dartmouth 462
8. Karen Force '04, Cornell 459
9. Brogan Berry '12, Harvard 456
Career Free-Throw Percentage (Ivy)
1. Angela Soriaga '06, Dartmouth 89.9
6. Brogan Berry '12, Harvard 82.2
D-Fence
The Crimson held UMass to just 47 points on 26.6 percent shooting,
both season lows for a Harvard opponent. The last time the Crimson
held an opponent to under 50 points was in a 56-48 win at Penn on
Feb. 4, 2011. Harvard most recently limited an opponent to under
30.0 percent shooting in a 67-36 win at Cornell Jan. 29, 2011.
Lending a Helping Hand
Harvard recorded a season-high 22 assists on 27 field goals at
UMass, marking the first time the Crimson has dished out at least
20 assists since Jan. 9, 2011 when the team notched 25 assists on
30 baskets against NJIT. Five different Crimson were credited with
an assist against the Minutewomen, led by Brogan Berry's 10. Berry
owns two career 10-assist performances, and is the only active Ivy
League student-athlete to have multiple 10-plus assist games.
3-Ball
Harvard's nine three-pointers at UMass marked a season-high and
were the most for the team since hitting 14 shots from beyond the
arc against NJIT on Jan. 9, 2011. Six different Crimson made at
least one three pointer against the Minutewomen, with Victoria
Lippert's 3-of-5 performance leading the way. Harvard's
three-point percentage of 45.0 (9-20) was also the team's best
since shooting 46.7 percent (7-15) from deep against Princeton on
Feb. 4, 2011.
Team Effort
10 different Crimson scored against UMass, marking the second time
this season at least nine student-athletes have scored in the same
game. Harvard had at least nine student-athletes score at least one
point 12 times last year, including a 96-63 win over New Hampshire
in which 13 Crimson put points on the board.
Doubling Up
Brogan Berry and Emma Golen have each recorded double-doubles this
season, with Berry scoring 12 points and dishing out 10 assists at
UMass and Golen notching 10 points and 10 rebounds against Boston
University. Golen's double-double, the first of the year for the
Crimson, was the team's first since Emma Markley's '11 22-point,
11-rebound effort against Brown on Feb. 12, 2011. Miriam Rutzen,
meanwhile, matched Golen on the glass with 10 boards against BU,
making the two the first pair of Crimson student-athletes to notch
at least 10 rebounds in the same game since Jackie Alemany '11 (13
rbs.) and Victoria Lippert (10 rbs.) did so at Cornell on Feb. 19,
2010.
Rollin' Golen
Junior Emma Golen has been on a tear over the last six games,
averaging 10.9 ppg and 6.1 rpg while shooting 50.0 percent from the
floor and 51.9 percent from three. Golen has scored in
double-digits six times during this stretch, the only six
double-digit performances of her career, and has helped her team to
a 5-2 record in the process.
Join the Club
Junior Victoria Lippert has scored 894 career points and needs
just 106 more to become the 16th member of Harvard's 1,000 point
club. Sophomore Christine Clark, meanwhile, is more than halfway
there with 527 points in just 40 career games.
Brogan Berry and Emma Markley '11 both joined the club last year,
becoming the second duo in program history to reach the 1,000 point
plateau in the same season after Erin Maher '93 and Deb
Flandermeyer '93 did so during the 1992-93 campaign. Berry,
meanwhile, became just the fifth student-athlete in program history
to reach 1,000 points in her junior season.
Nationally Known
Harvard entered the week ranked fifth in the NCAA in free-throw
percentage (80.2) and was 34th with a +7.5 rebounding margin. The
Crimson also ranked 10th in personal fouls (12.9) and 91st in
field-goal percentage (41.0).
Individually, Brogan Berry owned the 38th best assist-to-turnover
ratio (2.0) in the land while her 4.5 apg were good for 72nd.
They're on Fire
Harvard currently leads the Ivy League in field-goal percentage
and free-throw percentage, connecting on 41.5 percent of its
attempts from the floor and 80.3 percent at the line. The Crimson
has led the league in free-throw percentage each of the last two
seasons while finishing second in field-goal percentage over that
same span.
Individually, Brogan Berry and Victoria Lippert are tied for
eighth place in the conference in shooting percentage (41.7).
Berry, meanwhile, is also third in free-throw percentage (87.5)
while Christine Clark ranks fifth (86.3).
From Way Down Town
Emma Golen ranks second in the Ancient Eight in three-point
percentage (41.5) while Victoria Lippert ranks fourth (37.1).
Lippert's 1.9 three-point field goals per game, meanwhile, are good
for second in the conference with Golen's 1.4 makes per game
ranking her 10th. The two have combined to shoot 45.9 percent from
three over the team's last seven games, with Golen hitting on
14-of-27 attempts and Lippert nailing 14-of-34.
Cleaning the Glass
The Crimson has outrounded its opponents in 11 of 12 games this
season, including each of the last nine. Harvard had not
outrebounded opponents in nine straight games since the 2006-07
season, when it went 15 straight games with a rebounding advantage.
Harvard's 40.2 rpg rank second in the Ivy League while its
+7.4 rebounding margin and 32.8 rebounds allowed are good for
first.
Individually, Miriam Rutzen ranks sixth in the conference
with 6.3 rpg.
Triple Threat
Returning All-Ivy selections Christine Clark, Brogan Berry and
Victoria Lippert are each averaging over 10 ppg and are among the
Ivy League's leading scorers. Clark has netted 15.8 ppg, which is
good for third in the conference, while Berry ranks eighth with
12.3 ppg and Lippert ninth with 11.3 ppg.
Lavietes Love
The Crimson has enjoyed a distinct home-court advantage since the
2008-09 season, posting a 33-7 record at Lavietes Pavilion in that
time including three-straight wins in home openers. Harvard is 3-1
at Lavietes this season and is averaging 65.5 ppg.
You Can Count on Clark
Christine Clark has scored in double-digits each game this season
and in 15 straight dating back to last year. In 40 career games,
Clark has scored at least 10 points 33 times and has been limited
to under five points only once.
In the Clutch
Harvard has played several games this season which have been
decided down the stretch, and two of the team's leading scorers
have stood up to the challenge. Christine Clark is shooting 57.1
percent (4-7) with less than two minutes to play while going
17-of-20 from the line for a total of 25 points. Brogan Berry,
meanwhile, has totaled 18 points on 62.5 percent shooting (5-8)
while going a perfect 8-of-8 at the charity stripe.
A Tale of Two Halves
Harvard has thrived in the first half of games, averaging 33.8
points on 42.7 percent shooting while allowing 30.0 points on 41.9
percent shooting. In the second half, however, the Crimson is
scoring 32.9 points on 40.2 percent shooting while allowing 35.7
points on 41.1 percent shooting. Additionally, Harvard has made
48-of-128 attempts from three before the break but just 21-of-108
after.
BIG Time Win
Harvard's 63-56 win over St. John's on Dec. 22 was the team's
first over a BIG EAST opponent in exactly eight years, following a
73-59 win at Providence on Dec. 22, 2003. It was also Harvard's
first win over a BIG EAST opponent at Lavietes Pavilion since a
79-76 triumph against Syracuse on Nov. 22, 2002, and its first over
a BCS conference school since an 82-81 win over Boston College on
Nov. 14, 2009.
Players of the Week
Senior co-captain Brogan Berry was named the Ivy League Player of
the Week on Dec. 12 after averaging 15.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg and 5.3 apg
over three games for the Crimson. Berry shot 42.5 percent from the
floor for the week and an impressive 87.0 percent at the line. This
was the 10th Ivy League weekly award of Berry's career.
Sophomore Christine Clark was named the Ivy League Player of the
Week Nov. 28 after averaging 17.5 ppg and 7.0 rpg in a 1-1
campaign. This was the first player of the week award for Clark
after having been named rookie of the week three times in
2010-11.
Freebies
Christine Clark made 29 conseuctive free throws between Nov. 22
and Dec. 10. Clark's streak included a perfect 11-of-11 performance
at the line at New Hampshire, making her the first Crimson
student-athlete to finish a game with more than 10 attempts and
zero misses since Reka Cserny '05 went 12-of-12 vs. Columbia on
March 1, 2003. She is shooting 86.3 percent (63-73) at the line
this season, good for fifth in the Ivy League, and has made at
least seven free throws seven times.
And the Award Goes To...
Emma Golen was named the CollegeSportsMadness.com Ivy League
Player of the Week Dec. 5 after posting her first career
double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Boston
University. Harvard has been recognized twice this season by the
Website, as Christine Clark was named player of the week following
the Crimson's appearance in the Hawkeye Challenge to open the
year.
Player to Watch
Senior co-captain Brogan Berry, who has posted 15.0 ppg and 4.7
apg season, was featured on Graham Hays' list of mid-major players to watch on
ESPN.com.
"The 5-8 Ohio native averaged 4.6 assists per game as a junior and
ranked ninth in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio. She's not
all pass, holding onto the ball often enough to lead the Crimson by
averaging 13.6 points per game and shoot 39 percent from the
3-point line."
Captaining the Ship
Seniors Brogan Berry and Lindsay Louie were
chosen by their teammates as captains for the 2011-12 season. Berry
is a three-year starter and two-time team MVP, while Louie earned
the Harvard Pride Award following the 2009-10 season.
Catch the Crimson in 2011-12
Harvard fans can watch each of the team's 12 home games in 2011-12
live online through GoCrimson.com. A women's basketball pass costs
just $59.95 and this year also includes audio broadcasts for the
team's games at Providence, New Hampshire and Brown. Click here to sign up today.
Inside Ivy League Basketball
"Inside Ivy League Basketball," an online radio show dedicated to
talking basketball in the Ancient Eight, launched Thursday, Nov. 10
on BlogTalkRadio.com. "Inside Ivy League Basketball" takes an
in-depth look at all the news and notes surrounding Ivy men's and
women's basketball on and off the courts. Click here to listen now.
