And it's no secret that there's a sense of urgency around Briggs Cage these days.

"We have to win this weekend, and that's it," co-captain Cara Frey said bluntly. "Morale and spirit are kind of low."

What's the big deal, you ask? The Crimson only lost its first two games, and one of those defeats came in overtime. Plenty of time to bounce back, right?

Wrong. This team doesn't want to waste any time in healing its spirits when there's more important work to be done.

The Crimson will take its time in rehabilitating senior co-captain and starting forward Katie Phillips, freshman forward Kelly Black and freshman center Allison Keith, to name a few of the casualties.

But as it is, Harvard isn't concentrating on any other long-term goals, and it doesn't want to just mope around and wait for the loaded version team to reemerge.

This weekend, Harvard aims to pull together the healthy remainder of the adroitly athletic, extremely talented squad and get the win that everyone seems to need.

Hofstra and Tulane face off today at noon, and the Colgate-Harvard contest begins at 2:30 p.m.