The Ivy League won't be easy on her. The teams to beat this year include Princeton and Dartmouth, both of whom are ranked in the Top 10. Yale and Brown also have good, quick squads, and will ensure that the Ancient Eight is perhaps the most tightly-battled in the nation.
Harvard's first game, scheduled for today at home against B.C., was postponed to probably tomorrow afternoon in Chestnut Hill due to the snowy conditions and the fact that Harvard has no outdoor astroturf facilities.
The Crimson travel to UMass on Thursday and then have more than a week to prepare for Princeton, who comes to Cambridge on the first Saturday of spring break. NCAA POLL 1. Maryland (14) 140 2. Princeton 123 3. Penn State 96 4. James Madison 86 5. Dartmouth 63 6. Virginia 58 7. Temple 49 8. Loyola (Md.) 47 9. William & Mary 43 10. Old Dominion 19
Also receiving votes: Delaware, Georgetown, Harvard, Yale
Compiled by Lacrosse Magazine.
First-place votes are in parentheses, followed by total points. 1995 HARVARD STATS (Departing players in italics) Player GP G A Pts TO GB Sarah Winters 13 37 16 53 35 42 Megan Colligan 13 20 20 40 29 27 Genevieve Chelius 13 17 2 19 12 40 Erin Cleary 13 13 6 19 23 16 Maria Hennessey 10 9 9 18 16 18 Megan Hall 13 9 9 18 22 17 Carrie Shumway 13 10 5 15 24 32 Lindsay Davison 12 10 2 12 9 9 Mary Eileen Duffy 11 9 1 10 11 15 Liz Schoyer 13 5 1 6 20 42 Sara Cable 12 5 1 6 9 8 Holly Rogers 10 5 0 5 9 7 Chris Shortsleeve 13 3 2 5 13 30 Daphne Clark 13 3 2 5 5 29 Alexis Maybank 10 3 1 4 6 9 Sara Noonan 9 3 0 3 8 6 Katy Davis 4 1 0 1 1 3 Keren Gudeman 12 0 0 0 3 7 Honor McNaughton 3 0 0 0 5 2 Kate Schutt 13 0 0 0 10 19 Shana Barghouti 7 0 0 0 2 3 Harvard 13 162 77 239 272 381 Opponents 13 105 39 144 N/A N/A Goalle GP W L T GAA Sv% Kate Schutt 13 8 5 0 8.58 .545 Shana Barghouti 7 0 0 0 10.00 .500 Harvard 13 8 8 0 8.02 .563 Opponents 13 5 5 0 12.37 .458
