Especially impressive off the bench for the Crimson has been 5-ft., 10-in guard Mike Gielen. The Bowie, Md. native turned in a gutsy performance as Webster's desperation sub against Merrimack, adding 10 points for the Crimson cause.

Gielen has also hit double figures against Vermont (13 points) and MIT (11).

Fred Schernecker and David Lang, a pair of forward-centers, have also demonstrated poise in the clutch, filling in for Mohler when foul troubles have struck.

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The cagers travel to New York tomorrow to take on Manhattan College. But if the Crimson tries to find the Jaspers in the borough of Manhattan, it's going to spend a long time looking.

You see, Manhattan College is actually located in the Bronx--Riverdale to be specific--right accross the street from the famous private high school, Horacc Mann.

The Jaspers (8-20 last year) lost half of their lettermen to graduation, so the Crimson should have a decent chance to pick up its first road win of the year.

On the other hand, the home team has won all five previous meetings between the two squads.

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While Phillips and his fabulous fellow freshman have shone so far this year, the Crimson's two prominent sophomores have struggled at times.

Forward Kyle Dodson is Harvard's third leading scorer with 34 points (6.8 ppg) but has made only 30 percent (13-41) of his field goals.

And in the Vermont and Holy Cross games, the 6-ft., 4-in., sophomore went a combined 0-for-13 from the floor.

Meanwhile, classmate and center Bill Mohler has been frustrated offensively, averaging just over five points per game--second lowest among Harvard's starters.

Mohler has also had foul difficulty this year, fouling out of two contests while playing less than 20 minutes in each. Amazingly, the 6-ft., 8-in. St. Albans High School product has 35 points and 32 personal fouls in his Harvard career.

But although Mohler has struggled on offense, he has been a defensive stalwart. The sophomore has 11 of Harvard's 13 blocked shots this year, and at least one in each game.