If you're bummed out because most of the Harvard teams are just playing out the string, then you might want to mosey on down to the Malkin Athletic Center tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m.

The Harvard women's volleyball team will host Brown in a match that will decide who is seeded third in the Ivy League tournament to be hosted by Princeton, November 11-13.

The winner of the match will play Yale in the first round, while the loser will face Cornell, a team known as the L.A. Raiders of Ivy League volleyball for its nastiness.

Although the Crimson has recorded five-set wins over both the Big Red and the Elis this season, Harvard (7-8 overall, 4-2 Ivy League) would like to beat the experienced Bruins (9-8,3-2) for third-place in the regular season.

"We definitely want to win this one," Co-Captain Manda Schossberger said. "Brown's a tough team, but I think we can win if we go out there with the right attitude. We're going to have to play like we want it."

At The Net

Harvard will have to play tough at the net if it wants to be successful tomorrow. Last weekend, Penn and Princeton handed the spikers two losses because by dominating the matches with strong net play.

"We're looking forward to a tough match from Harvard," Bruin Jessica Kowal said. "We're hoping to get a lot of fans out there, since the football team isn't doing well."

Last year, the Crimson recorded a five-set upset win against Brown in the regular season, a victory that dropped the Bruins from second to fourth seed in the tourney. It was the first time the Crimson had defeated Brown since 1981.

The Bruins are looking to avenge that loss.

"We're definitely going for the third-seed," Bruin Lori Kumler said. "This is a big match for both teams."

"It's an important match," Brown's Amy Randal said. "It's probably better to play Yale instead of Cornell. If we go out there and play our type of match, we should come away with a win."

"Brown's a good team," Harvard sophomore Carolyn Burger said. "It's going to be a good test for us. We need good passing and good blocking."

Nicknames

They say you can't tell the players without a program, and with the Harvard women's tennis team, you might need a list of nicknames, too.