What's changed this time, though, is that Harvard is the slight favorite in The Rematch, whose parallels with a year ago are too strong to ignore.
A year ago, the Minutemen held the nation's number-four ranking, the homefield advantage in the quarterfinals and the knowledge that it had already beaten the Crimson during the regular season.
All that's reversed now, and Kleinfelder says this year's situation "is exactly the way I'd like to have it."
"I think we have a big advantage because we've beaten them already and plus we're playing at home," says Harvard Captain Maggie Hart.
And Moryl concedes, "It's going to be a lot tougher for us to go in there and win than if we were playing at home."
But if there's a dark cloud in all the Crimson optimism it's that of its three home losses in the last five years, two of them have come at the hands of UMass.
The Game Plan
What Harvard will do to avoid another loss to the Minutemen, Kleinfelder says, is sacrifice attacker Bambi Taylor from the offense and post her on the defense. There she'll team with junior Jenny Greeley to double-team Moryl, UMass's All-American scoring machine.
"That worked the first time," Kleinfelder says, recalling the earlier meeting this year.
While the Minutemen will look to Moryl, the Crimson will count on Hart to do the damage. The Crimson's senior captain scored four goals in the 7-4 Harvard win earlier this year and has emerged as one of Harvard's all-time finest players.
With Moryl and Hart in the spotlight, the burden ought to fall on the defenses. And that's where the Crimson has the advantage. Led by juniors Ellen O'Neill and Andy Mainelli, the Harvard defense has been the strongest part of the young squad, limiting opponents to just under five goals a game.
On the Line
For Kleinfelder, who feels her squad is peaking at the optimal time, the opportunity to play UMass "is something we've practiced for all year."
Then she adds, "Now it's time to put ourselves on the line."