Crosby's two goals paced the Crimson, along with a pair of scores from sophomore driver Seth Cassel. For the rest of the evening, Harvard spread the wealth and let everyone reel off shots against the Engineer defense.

But last night's contest was just another warm-up game for the Northern Division Championships, which Harvard will host starting Oct. 30.

The Crimson have the fifth seed in the tournament, which pits them against Ivy League rival Brown in a heavily-anticipated showdown. The Bears have the fourth seed in the tournament.

"We just wanted to get past MIT and get home," captain Robinson Jacobs said. "We went to MIT looking to be loose and score a lot, but this was not an important game. Our main focus is the Brown game."

If Harvard upsets Brown and reaches the top four at Northerns, the Crimson will advance to Annapolis for the Eastern Championships at Navy on Nov. 12 and 13.

Before the postseason begins, however, Harvard has one more non-conference game tomorrow night against Boston College at 7:30 p.m. at Blodgett Pool.