Soaring high after downing the Boston College Eagles, 2-1, last Wednesday, the Harvard field hockey team flies into tomorrow's do or die showdown against Princeton with its best shot at the Ivy title in years.

No. 20 Harvard (9-4, 3-1 Ivy) is locked in a three-way tie with Princeton (6-5, 3-1 Ivy) and Cornell for second, one game back of the undefeated Ivy leader, No.14 Brown.

After five time defending champion Princeton fell to Brown two weeks ago, the Ivy League title has been up for grabs.

"To say that this game's big would be an understatement," junior forward Kate Nagle said. "If we want to challenge for the Ivy League title, we're going to have to win this game. There's no doubt that we're going to come out pumped for this one."

Princeton has all but owned the Ivy throughout the 1990s. Compiling a winning streak that spanned six years, the Tigers had amassed 35 consecutive Ivy victories prior to their 2-1 dethroning at the hands of the Bears.

After bowing to the new queen of the Ivy, Brown, Princeton has plummeted, dropping four straight.

Falling to No.8 Duke 3-1, Princeton continued its downward spiral with a humiliating 8-2 rout courtesy of No.2 Maryland, and may have hit rock bottom being shutout by Syracuse 1-0, a team it beat 7-0 last year.

Nevertheless, with the exception of the loss to Maryland, the Tigers have out shot and out played their opponents during the losing streak.