"You're not going to beat Princeton with only five hits," Wentzell said. Harvard's lone hit in the first game came from Prior, while the Tigers--led by Kristy Schmidt's perfect 3-for-3--cracked 10 hits.

"We dropped balls, we made had throws," Wentzell said. "We've made those plays in the past and fully expect to make them now."

The one bright spot amidst the shutout was a strong performance by Lora Rowning on the mound. "Rowning played super," Wentzell said. "To hold [Princeton] to a couple of runs was excellent."

Pitching in the second game was more of a problem. Lora Rowning, Janet Dickerman and Polikoff all saw time on the mound, but none was able to close down the Tiger machine.

Trailing 3-2 heading into the fifth inning, Princeton smashed 11 hits over the final three stanzas to boost its run total to 14. Junior pitcher Angela Tucci, meanwhile, faced the minimum nine batters over that stretch.

"We really had trouble with their pitcher," Wentzell said. "Tucci is absolutely outstanding."

"The problems kind of mushroomed," he added. "They put pressure on our defense and we cracked."

THE NOTEBOOK: Polikoff is now 2-0. She picked up her first victory in relief last week against Smith...Dickerman took the loss in Saturday's second game...Lisa Rowning had five hits over the weekend...The Crimson next sees action Thursday afternoon when it hosts Boston College in a twin-bill at Soldiers Field.