Starting in goal for the third straight year will be senior Tamsyn Seimon, who played her freshman year but did not take up netminding until she was a sophomore. Back-up goalie Amy Sanders will provide depth.

Sink or Swim

Seimon's strong throwing arm combined with the field players speed should give the Crimson one of the top counterattacks in the East.

"We have more experience and are dealing more with strategy this year," said Pratt.

Harvard opened its season on March 15, with a come from behind, 10-9, victory over 16th ranked MIT. The victory over the Engineers' strong club team dispelled more than a few doubts a bout the Crimson.

"Until you see them [the team] play a game you are not sure how they will do," Hafferty said. "We now know what we are capable of doing."

Eastern Blues

Last year the Crimson had a disappointing Eastern tournament. It finished third amongst varsity squads and lost to a few club teams. Because the team did not place in the top two it did not qualify for Nationals as it had in 1986.

This year should be different.

"Our first goal is to be at least second at Easterns and get an invitation to Nationals," Pratt said.

Easterns will be held here at Blodgett pool from April 30 to May 1. Nationals are scheduled for May 13-15 in Annapolis, Maryland.

The two teams which can possibly cancel Harvard's trip south, are Slippery Rock and Bucknell. Slippery Rock is ranked fourth nationally and looks very strong.

Bucknell is just ahead of Harvard in the rankings, holding the number nine spot, and the two teams appear about evenly matched. It looks like the Crimson will have to slay the Bison to achieve its goal.

"We should have the talent to qualify [for nationals] in the East," Hafferty said. "We have so many people with natural speed and ability that it is just a matter of how good they want to be."

With so many players to add depth, there is no real limit to what the Crimson can do this year.

"I've been on the team for four years now," Ogilvie said, "and this is the best team I've ever played with."

With the determination the squad showed in its come-from-behind win against MIT and its defeat of Brown two weeks ago, the Crimson might just be able to focus the attention of the water polo world on the East Coast rather than the West. 1988 WOMEN'S WATER POLO SCHEDULE

April Fri. 8  HARVARD Sun. 10  INVITATIONAL Fri. 15  at Brown Sat. 16  Invitational Fri. 22  at MIT Sat. 23  Invitational Sat. 30  EASTERN CHAMPIONSHIPS

May Sun. 1  EASTERN CHAMPIONSHIPS