"This was the first time in a couple of years that Harvard players have qualified," Foster said.

The Harvard duo will compete in a field of more than 50 qualifiers for a chance at the ECAC title.

California Dreamin': The Harvard men's water polo team will be catching some "rays" in California this weekend, when it plays in the Berkeley International in Berkeley, Calif.

The nationally ranked Crimson will face three other top-20 teams--California-Berkeley, Fresno State and Stanford--as part of its six-game schedule.

Friday, Harvard opens against Cal-Berkeley at 12 noon and then battles Oregon State's club team at 5 p.m. The Crimson plays Claremont-Harvey Mudd at 8 a.m. and Air Force at 4 p.m. Saturday. Finally, Harvard battles Fresno State at 10 a.m. and the Cardinal "B" team at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Overall, there are 19 squads competing in the invitational, including the top-20 contingent of top-ranked California, second-ranked UCal-Irvine, Harvard, Fresno State, Stanford, Brown and USC. California's "B" and "C" squads, Stanford's "B" team and two California junior colleges will also compete.

Quote of the Week: "My team never really got started out there tonight. We looked like scared high school kids."--Lowell women's volleyball Coach Ann Leonard, after her squad was swept last Tuesday by Harvard, 15-8, 15-9, 15-13.

Runner-up: "My pulse is down to about 1000 now."--Harvard men's soccer goalie Jamie Reilly after the sophomore netminder recorded his first collegiate shutout in the Crimson's 1-0 win over Penn last Sunday.

Michael Stankiewicz and Julio Varela contributed to this story.