Harvard will need to perform as it did against Northeastern, winning 3-2 on a late header by freshman midfielder Mike Peller.

In that game, the Crimson received tremendous contributions from its underclassmen. Sophomores Nick Lenicheck, a midfielder, Jonathan Oslowski, a forward, and freshman forward Joe Steffa keyed Harvard's offense along with seniors Will Hench and Armando Petruccelli.

In the absence of junior captain Ryan Kelly, who has missed the past four games with a broken hand, Hench and Petruccelli have shown that despite their prodigious talent, they cannot shoulder the burden alone.

If the Crimson can break through the Cornell defense, however, it should have a good chance of making the strike stand up for a victory.

While the Big Red defense has smothered its opponents, the offense has scored the bare minimum needed to earn the win.

Three of its four wins were by a 1-0 score, and it bested Penn by the whopping score of 2-0.

Harvard has proven to have a steady defense, aided by the return of junior Matt Edwards. Freshman back Mike Lobach has also turned in stellar performances in the backfield.