Indeed, Princeton has been earning respect all season. Coach Chris Sailer's Tigers lost thee games early on (to Harvard, Darmouth and Temple), but have since rattled off eight straight wins, including a 11-6 upset of Temple in the quarter-finals last weekend in Philadelphia, Penn.

Senior Anne Sherwood, who scored three goals last Saturday and is the top playmaker in Princeton history, leads a Wiley offensive unit, which includes senior Gillian Thompson (fifth in all-time scoring for the Tigers) and sophomore Kim Simons (three goals against Temple).

Led by senior goalie Leila Saddic (6.22 career goals-against-average), the defense, too, has played solidly, limiting opponents to 4.71 goals per game.

If it comes down to pure statistics, Harvard is the Better team. (Compare Saddic's 6.22 season GAA with Leary's 4.75, and Berkery's 45 goals with Simons 30).

But do these things ever come down to numbers?

Remember Harvard v. Penn state in 1989.

Remember the two week layoff (will it affect Harvard's conditioning and timing?)

And remember The Pressure.