The Harvard women's soccer team (5-4-1, 2-2-0 Ivy) may be out of the race for the league title.
But Coach Tim Wheaton is on a mission.
"We want to prove we can beat anybody," he said after Saturday's 2-1 loss to Cornell.
The team knows it is better than its .500 Ivy League record indicates.
Wheaton is out to prove it to the rest of the Ivy League.
And with upcoming games against Yale, Princeton and Dartmouth, the Crimson has plenty of opportunities to flex its muscle, starting with today's match against the Elis (3-8-0, 1-3-0 Ivy) in New Haven.
Bombs Away
Yale had better take cover. Harvard is angry, and Wheaton is channelling that anger at the Bulldog goal.
"This team is loaded for bear," Wheaton said.
The fact that Yale is the opponent raises the intensity level even higher.
"Any Harvard-Yale game is very emotional," Yale Coach Felice Duffy said. "These games are very unpredictable."
If Harvard can focus its intensity and emotion, Yale should be no match for the powerful Crimson team.
But Yale is poised for the upset, with a game plan attacking the Crimson's weaknesses.
The Bulldogs' offensive philosophy hinges on ball control and time of possession.
"Yale wants you to chase them around," Wheaton said. "They're not going to give you the ball."
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