"I think that the freshman will be ready for the game," Zotter said. "The BYU game was a big test, and it was two freshmen who had the goal and assist in that one."

"This game, though, will be a significant in that the freshman really haven't lost or gotten behind yet this season," Zotter said. "It will be a mental test. We might get down a goal and have to come back."

For the seniors and juniors on the team, the trip to Storrs will be the return to the sight of one of the worst losses ever experienced by Harvard. In its last game at UConn, the Crimson were routed by the Huskies 5-0. Confident in their chances this year, however, the upperclassmen are anxious to regain some respect.

"The players who were here two years ago remember that we got creamed 5-0 the last time we went down there," Zotter said. "I can't ever remember losing that bad on any team."

"It may be a bit scary to be back there, but we are confident that we can win. This is a different, stronger team than that one was," Zotter added.

The Crimson enters the game on a roll, winning its last seven games and going unbeaten in its last 10.

But the Huskies have also been hot lately. UConn has won 12 of its last 13 games, after beginning the year with four straight losses, and its single loss since then was a double-overtime 2-1 stumble against a powerful No. 6 Notre Dame team last Friday.