"They have one player that's doing a lot of their work for them," Co-Captain Katie McAnaney said. "But she didn't really give us a problem last year, and we just have to contain her again."

Dartmouth Co-Captain Christina Gates and Holly Allen will also bolster the Big Green attack, but with Harvard dependables like McAnaney, Bailliere, Karen Everling, Char Joslin and Julia French, the Crimson has an edge on shooting power.

Harvard's defense, led by Maggie Vaughan, Cici Clark and Nicole DeHoratius, has shown itself adept at frustrating strong offensive attacks and will concentrate its efforts today on Moellering.

In net, All-Ivy goalie Dermody (.700 save percentage) outranks Big Green netmider Tori Maxmin (.569).

But all the advantages don't change the fact that Dartmouth is out to save a hurting pride.

The Big Green wants blood.

The Big Green really wants this game.

"Dartmouth has always been our big enemy," Bailliere said. "Every year it boils down to Dartmouth."

Which means mind games galore.

"It's going to be really psychological," McAnaney said. "It would be a big coup for them to get back in the race and beat us."

Still, Harvard isn't exactly languishing in the sunshine. And the Crimson doesn't want a dent in its undefeated record, especially not a Big Green one. Harvard also hopes that having the home-field advantage for the first time in three years against Dartmouth will be critical for a victory.

"We've had a few games where we haven't been in synch," Kleinfelder said. "It would be nice to see us pull it together at this particular juncture in our season."

THE NOTEBOOK:Dartmouth has finished second in the Ivy League behind Harvard in 1985 and 1988.