Defensively, Butler is weak, but is doing an admirable job of keeping that fact from affecting its performance. Sidelined with a broken finger earlier this season, freshman goaltender Tricia Czerniak will be participating only as a spectator.
Senior forward Megan Partenheimer has been manning the net for Czerniak in the meantime. With Partenheimer's only experience between the posts coming six years ago in high school, this may be one weakness that the Crimson can capitalize on.
Harvard will reload and face the host of the Miami Invitational, University of Miami, on Sunday to finish up the tournament.
The Hurricanes will bring a very young squad with an even younger history to Cobb Stadium, as last season was the inaugural year for the Hurricane's women's soccer team.
Co-captain and senior midfielder Nina Walthne, a perennial force for UM, is tied for the team lead with two game-winning goals, and also shares fourth place in points with eight on the season.
Additionally, freshman forward Alison McWhinney--who is on pace to set the UM single season scoring record--may pose a problem to the Crimson defense. Notching 21 points through the Hurricane's first 13 games of the season, she's already third in the school in the all-time single season scoring column, just six points shy of the record.
Meanwhile, co-captain Deidre Bass and Elizabeth Swinson have avoided the oh-so-common sophomore slump, posting very respectable numbers this season.
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