The Harvard field hockey team is looking to remain atop the standings as it puts its perfect Ivy League record on the line against Cornell (5-3, 2-1 Ivy) tomorrow in Ithaca, N.Y.

No.18 Harvard (7-2, 3-0 Ivy) is coming off a narrow, 1-0 victory over Quinnipiac on Wednesday and should have another difficult contest tomorrow.

Since its dramatic 2-1 victory over Penn in overtime on Sept. 26, Cornell has been red hot, rattling off three straight wins.

"There's no way we're going into Saturday's game with a mindset that it's going to be easy," junior back Liz Sarles said. "If we do that, they're going to beat us."

The Big Red has proven especially tough in tight matches, posting a 4-1 record this season in one-goal contests.

Cornell's resilience could pose a problem for a Crimson squad that nearly let the game against Quinnipiac slip through its hands. Despite out shooting the Braves 17-4, and dominating play throughout most of the game, Harvard capitalized only once.

"I think one of the problems against Quinnipiac was that we were too timid in front of the net," Sarles said. "We weren't happy with our play, and we need to be more aggressive in front of the net if we're going to beat Cornell."

The Cornell offense is spearheaded by its forward trio of seniors Kelly Dean, Sarah Walton, and Kelley Boutin They have scored 14 of the Big Red's 18 goals this season.