Getman--who had said earlier that he would rather lose to the Engineers than repeat Harvard's punchless 1-0 victories over MIT in 1987 and 1988--was understandably pleased with his team's offensive production.

"This was much better than the last few years," Getman said. "We played well, but, more importantly, we finished well. The years we've fielded strong teams we haven't always dominated play, but we've always finished well."

Unfortunately, Baverstock's season is already finished, and Harvard must somehow fill the void left by the loss of the anchor of its midfield.

"We're all disappointed for Paul," Getman said. "He's worked so hard. He's not just our captain, but our leader. We were all looking for him to have a great year."

Sophomore Lenny Ilkhanoff started in Baverstock's place, and freshmen Peter Cochrane and Jason Luzak could step in to shore up the halfback line.

But, as Mills pointed out, "It will be very difficult to replace Paul. We can't just get another Paul."

Replace him they must, or the high-flying Crimson could be finished off.

THE NOTEBOOK: The Crimson proudly sports its most seasoned front line in years, with eleven years of varsity experience between seniors Kramer, Mills and D'Onofrio. But thanks to Shue's goal and two assists by sophomore Brian Enge, the back equalled the strikers in the scoring column...The Crimson's untested goalkeeping tandem of sophomores Scott Salisbury and Jamie Reilly remained untested against the Engineer's four-shot onslaught. Each made two easy saves.

Crimson, 4-0 at Steinbrenner Field MIT  0-0--0 Harvard  2-2--4

Goals--H, John Shue (Nick D'Onofrio), 16:17; H, Richard Knight (Brian Enge), 43:56; H, D'Onofrio (Enge, Derek Mills), 46:31; Don Daigle (unassisted), 82:22.

Saves--MIT, Jack Olson 10; H, Scott Salisbury 2, Jamie Reilly 2.