"We're going to miss Berkery--she was a great player, but we have a lot of people who might be able to pick up the slack," Chelius said. "We'll have a more balanced attack."
The Crimson will have the opportunity to put that balanced attack into motion this afternoon at 3 p.m. when it takes on Boston College. Because of the weather, the game will be played at Holy Cross on the school's turf field.
"We don't know that much about them, to be honest," Chelius said. "We do know, however, that they've had the opportunity to play outside and we haven't--that could be a factor."
The Eagles took off to Florida last week on their spring break to practice outside.
"It's been frustrating not being able to practice," said Colligan, referring to the Crimson's indoor practices. "It might hurt us for the first few games, but then we should adapt."
The Crimson beat Boston College last season 13-2 in the Crimson's best defensive effort of the season.