Coach Bridgette Mitchell discusses this afternoon's matchup against Harvard.#HowlinHuskies pic.twitter.com/9eXR6bUOEh

— Northeastern Women's Basketball (@GoNUwbasketball) December 19, 2021

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BOSTON – Senior guard Kendall Currence and freshman guard Gemima Motema each tallied 11 points, respectively, but it wasn't enough as the Northeastern women's basketball team (6-4, 0-0 CAA) fell to Harvard (4-6, 0-0 Ivy) at Matthews Arena on Sunday afternoon.
 
The Crimson stormed out to a 23-12 lead after the first quarter, and did not look back the rest of the game. Harvard shot 44.6% from the field in the contest, and capped off the win by outscoring the Huskies 52-31 in the next three quarters.

• Currence also notched three rebounds and a steal.
• Sophomore guard Maddie Vizza made her season debut for the Huskies, and tallied six points, both coming from beyond the arc.
• Graduate student Emily Calabrese led Northeastern on the boards with six rebounds, and also had two steals.
• Freshman guard Claudia Soriano had four points and five rebounds.
• Harvard scored 29 points off turnovers.
• The Crimson had 27 bench points, compared to Northeastern's 11.
• Northeastern struggled offensively, going 18-48 from the field, and 4-19 from beyond the arc.

The Huskies will head to Maine on Wednesday, December 22. Tip-off is slated for 1 pm, and can be watched on ESPN+.

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