Today's Harvard-Dartmouth women's lacrosse game at Ohiri Field can result in another Ivy title for the Crimson--its eighth since 1981.

For the Big Green, it's just a matter of pride.

This game could have turned into a showdown for the Ivy title, but Saturday's snow changed all that. Dartmouth (8-3 overall, 3-2 Ivy League) fought through the flakes but got snowed in by Princeton, 13-7, while Harvard (9-0, 5-0) blizzarded by Cornell, 8-2.

The win assured the Crimson, the nation's second-ranked team, at least a tie for the league title. The Big Green, however, lost its title chances after the loss to the Tigers.

Last year, the Crimson stunned Dartmouth with seven unanswered goals in the first half, capturing a 13-5 victory.

"We controlled the entire game last year," Harvard goalie Kelly Dermody said. "Our team wasn't very impressed with either their offense or their defense."

But the Big Green has made some improvements.

"Their attack has gotten better," Coach Carole Kleinfelder said. "They also have a stronger goalie this year than they did last year."

Still, Brown put 11 goals past Dartmouth--compared to the six the Bruins squeezed by Harvard--and the Big Green lost to Princeton, while the Crimson beat the Tigers, 6-2, during spring break.

Could the Crimson be savoring a win already?

"We can't be overconfident," Co-Captain Lisi Bailliere.

Kleinfelder doesn't see today's game as an open-and-shut case, either.

"I'm not going to think that just because they've lost two games that they're out of the running," Kleinfelder said. "They have a high-power attack and are very motivated to beat Harvard."

Dartmouth is putting all of its faith in offensive powerhouse Anne Moellering. The senior recently set a Dartmouth record for the most points in a season with 52 goals and five assists.

"Anne Moellering--she's really key," Dermody said. "If we can stop her, we can stop the team."