That task will certainly not be an easy one. But Harvard already went through an eight-game slump this season (only one win), and Silva did his best not to become mentally bogged-down.

"I was playing well but the scoring came tough," he says. "[Head] Coach [Stephen Locker] told me to stay focused and just concentrate on playing the game--the goals would come." Locker proved himself right when Silva pumped in two goals to seal the romp over Yale.

The superstitious player also makes sure his cleats are polished and laid out next to his bed the night before each game. Silva even puts every piece of his uniform on the same way for each contest, and he always makes sure that the sounds of Pearl Jam fill his cars for preparation.

As for where Kevin sees himself in five years, his immediate reply is "graduate school somewhere," but then his love of the sport takes over."

"Maybe I'd could play over in Germany for a couple of years, since America has so very few opportunities," he says. "I think Coach has some connections over there."

But with the future looking bright for Silva and the Crimson, and don't look for Coach Locker to send Silva abroad quite yet.