3. THE UPSET--JAN. 2, 1994

On a day when most Harvard Students were recovering from hangovers suffered two nights before, Harvard's men's swimming team accomplished something beyond its wildest New Year's resolutions.

On a trip to Florida designed to work out any post-vacation kinks, the previously unranked squad upset foruth ranked Florida in Gainesville, 126-117.

The upset win, a great performance considering that it came after a two-week hiatus, was one of the biggest in the country this season, and certainly one of the biggest in Harvard swimming history.

Even more important, it significantly enlarged the program's view of itself and its capabilities, shifting its focus form the region to the nation.

"Our whole standards changed all of a sudden," senior Richard Ou said. "We realized that we can compete on a national level, that we can perform with the top teams in the country. To do that consistently will be the team's goal over the next few years."

4. THE BEANPOT--FEB. 7, 1994

The Beanport '94 will be remembered for its irony.

Harvard went into the annual tourney expected to finish second, and it finished second.

What was odd, however, was how it achieved that placing.

In the first round, it took on BU, and won with a brilliant defensive effort, 4-2.

Expected to pounce all over Boston College in the championship game a week later, however, the team was itself upset. The Eagles put forth their most spirited effort of the season and picked up a 2-1 overtime win.

It was an important loss not only because it was the Beanpot, but also because it taught the team a hard but valuable lesson about the danger of underdogs, which it would later put to good use in dismantling a bevy of ECAC challengers.

"[It was] a heartbreaker," Harvard Coach Ronn Tomassoni said, eyes gazing into space. "I'm still as proud of this team as I was last Monday night, and I know we'll bounce back--we've got a hell of a hockey team."

5. THE VICTORY IN DEFFAT--FEB. 19, 1994