In recent weeks, however, the task of rebuilding's gotten a little easier. Although the talent's not what it used to be, several clutch performances from a few new faces have left the Tigers with a 6-3 record going into tonight's 7:30 p.m. showdown.

For Penn Coach Craig Littlepage, things have been a little tougher. They didn't just have a rebuilding job to do in Philadelphia. They had to knock down the old house and start from scratch--completely.

With all five starters gone from last year's second-place Ivy team, the Quakers have struggled. Although still considered one of the Ivy teams to beat. Penn, led by freshman Bruce Lefkowitz and sophomore Anthony Arnoile, brings only a mediocre 3-5 into tomorrow's 7:30 p.m. match.

It's the Ivy opener for Princeton tonight, while Penn's at Dartmouth for its season Ivy debut. The Crimson, though, is already 1-0 in league play, even if it's 4-5 overall and mired in a three-game losing streak.

Those three losses, though, came over break, on the road, where they soon start counting the decades between Harvard wins. The Crimson has now lost 13 in a row away from home.

At Briggs, however, the cagers are 4-0 on the year, and despite the recent slump, McLaughlin says his troops are ready. "We're playing pretty well. Our record is a little deceiving," he says. "We were just hit hard in the last three games."

Now, he adds, would be the prime opportunity to hit back. A weekend sweep might just be the impetus for a drive to the Crimson's first-ever Ivy title, he concludes.

To help him, though, Uncle Frank wants you!