Skip To Main Content

La Salle University Athletics

scoreboard

scoreboard

Amy Jacobs
Greg Carroccio / Sideline Photos
69
Harvard HU 3-1,0-0 Ivy League
75
Winner La Salle LaS 2-1,0-0 Atlantic 10
Harvard HU
3-1,0-0 Ivy League
69
Final
75
La Salle LaS
2-1,0-0 Atlantic 10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Harvard HU 26 16 13 14 69
La Salle LaS 18 10 24 23 75

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Jacobs Twins Combined for 32 Points to Lead Women’s Basketball to Win Over Harvard

PHILADELPHIA – Twin sisters Amy Jacobs and Claire Jacobs combined for 32 points as the La Salle women's basketball team (2-1) defeated Harvard (3-1), 75-69, on Friday night inside Tom Gola Arena. The Explorers overcame a 16-point deficit to claim the victory. The win avenges a 45-point loss to Harvard last season in Cambridge, Mass.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • After Harvard scored the first nine points of the game, La Salle rallied to pull within five at the media timeout, 13-8. The Crimson held a slight advantage the rest of the frame as they outscored the Blue & Gold, 13-10.
  • The Crimson outscored the Explorers 10-8 in the second before the media stoppage at 4:17. Harvard concluded the half with an 8-2 margin, including 6-0 over the final 3:34.
  • La Salle started the third stanza on a 7-0 run, which forced Harvard to take a timeout at 7:41. The Explorers continued the scoring out of the timeout with another five straight points before Harvard found the scoreboard for the first time in the second half. Harvard held a 13-12 advantage through the rest of the frame, with La Salle finishing on a 6-1 spurt.
  • La Salle started the final period with a 12-5 run to the media timeout at 4:51. The Blue & Gold concluded the game, outscoring the Crimson, 12-9. Seven of the final 12 points came from junior Deja King.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:
  • A. Jacobs finished as the team's leading scorer with 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 4-of-6 from long range.
  • C. Jacobs added 15 off the bench.
  • King rounded out the double-digit point scorers with 11, including 9-of-10 from the free throw line.
  • Senior Shalina Miller led the blocking efforts with a team-high three deflections.
  • Collectively, the team shot 38.1% (24-of-63) and 84.2% (16-of-19).
  • Ten of 12 players registered a point for La Salle, with 49 points off the bench.
  • The Blue & Gold won the turnover margin 10 to 24.
GAME NOTES:
  • Freshman Christina Kline made her first career start.
  • A. Jacobs' scoring was a career high.
UP NEXT:
La Salle heads to Penn State for a non-conference matchup on Sunday. The game is set to tip at 2 p.m. and will air on the Big 10 Network+.
 
Print Friendly Version