Must-Win Situation For Field Hockey

Having shouldered its way into second place in the Ivy League, the Harvard field hockey team has its eyes on the big cheese.

The Crimson slapped back the Elis on Saturday to secure a 2-1-0 league record (4-6-0 overall). Still in contention for the Ivy League championship, Harvard realizes the gravity of its upcoming game against Princeton this Saturday in New Jersey.

"If they win, they've won the Ivy League," sophomore midfielder Daphne Clark acknowledged.

Princeton, with a 4-0 record in the Ancient Eight, stands menacingly in Harvard's way, ranked first in the league and number 14 in the nation.

However, Clark contends that the team is "really fired up" after slaying Yale.

Although the Crimson may seem to be looking ahead, the team is first focusing on Boston College, today's opponent. The Eagles are ranked number 15 nationally with an 8-4-2 record.

Elsewhere in the league, Princeton remains idle until the Harvard game. The Tigers are resting up in hopes of grasping their first outright Ivy title and first national postseason berth since 1982.

Princeton shut out Rutgers last week with a score of 1-0, bolstering its overall record to 10-1.

Third-place Dartmouth (6-1-1, 2-1-1) faces Springfield tomorrow. The "Mean Green" was too nice on Saturday, allowing Princeton to edge it by a 2-1 score.

Junior Cynthia Roberts slipped the only shot past the Tiger goalkeeper.

The Pennsylvania Quakers won their first game last week against Temple, 1-0, but they were later upset by Cornell, 3-2.

Tara Lamb, a Cornell senior, scored the game-winner on a penalty stroke.

That point secured Cornell's first win in the league and boosted Big Red past Yale and Brown in the standings.

Carl Hills, a freshman forward, was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week for her accumulation of assists.

Brown (2-8-1, 0-2-1) hosts the wounded Quakers, and last-place Yale will play Cornell in New Haven today.