Harvard was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 36th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by the Gibbon Buffaloes 58-26. The Cardinals lost against the Buffaloes in their previous head to head back in December of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 34-24 score last time.
Despite the loss, Harvard saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Tabi Forney almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine boards. That was a full 65.4% of Harvard's points, marking the 11th time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Gibbon's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Claire Clark, who scored 11 points along with six assists and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Clark a new career-high in assists. Brooke Sell was another key player, going 6 for 13 on her way to 14 points and eight boards.
Harvard's defeat dropped their record down to 0-16. As for Gibbon, with the win, they broke their 21-game losing streak and moved their record to 1-15.
Harvard has already played their next match (against Elba), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Gibbon wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 44-26 victory against Giltner on the 28th.
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