In military science, the army which produces the most firepower wins the war.

In soccer, oftentimes the same is true, and the Crimson army proved it yesterday by beating the Minutemen, the University of Massachusetts' army, 5-0, at Ohiri Field.

On its way to the victory, which raised the booters' record to 9-4, the Crimson took 35 shots--its highest total of the season. And unlike many teams who produce a lot of shots, and unlike the Crimson in some of its losses, the majority of its shots were close to being goals.

Harvard was just frighteningly accurate.

The victory gave the Crimson a much-needed boost in its quest for an NCAA post season tournament bid. In order to receive a bid, the booters must be ranked at season's end among the top two in the New England region.

Yale

Before yesterday's game, the Crimson was ranked fifth in the region, and the impressive win over a New England foe could only help.

The Crimson only has one New England game left, against Yale, which is currently ranked third in the region. Also, the team ranked second in the region, the University of Connecticut, fell to the Crimson, 2-0, two months ago.

"It's not really in our hands Captain Lane Ken-worthy said.

Harvard's barrage yesterday was led by ken-worthy, who scored two goals and striker John Catliff, who worked one and set up two of the others.

The two Crimson frontrunners have shown themselves to be very consistent and potent scorers throughout the season, and besides their physical and mental qualities, they possess superior vision of the goal area.

In soccer, many times a player who takes a shot will see the goalkeeper rather than the goal, and will end up shooting relatively straight at him.

What is distinctive about Kenworthy and Catliffe that they shoot at the entire 256 square feet of the goal area, and when you have a target that large, you're bound to get one in there sooner or later.

"Having them is just like having a rifle: you point it, pull the trigger, and boom!" Crimson Coach Jape Shattuck said of his stars. "Not everyone is so aware of how huge the goal is."

The Harvard mentor added that accuracy is one of the things he has stressed heavily this season.