"We definitely need to play with a sense of urgency, but we need to keep our composure, too," Oslowski said. "We're trying to focus on Ivy League games right now, and getting the automatic bid to the NCAAs."
The Crimson will have ample opportunity to showcase its Ivy mettle in the program's 1,000th game this Saturday against Yale at Ohiri Field.
Risky as it is to call the matchup a must-win, being down 0-2 in a seven-game league schedule will make a title run difficult.
But Locker's youth-friendly lineup and the addition of Petruccelli allowed the Crimson to showcase, at least for a third of the match, a highly effective offensive package. Granted, no finisher has yet emerged, but yesterday's first half did provide cause for optimism.
"We demonstrated today that we can control a game," Lundquist said. "The way our offense was working made it look like 1996. Now the question is to do it for 90 minutes instead of 30." Scoring Har--Oslowski 1 (Petrucelli, Lenicheck) 33:27. Providence--Jones 1 (McConville) 39:20. Providence--Jones 2 (Bussman) 70:38. Saves: Har--Dupuis 4; Prov--Pires 6.