On an emotional high after downing No.15 Brown, the Ivy champion, the Harvard field hockey team heads into tomorrow's ECAC Championships looking for a little revenge.
Harvard (11-6, 4-3 Ivy) is the No. 2 seed and will be looking for a rematch against the tournament's top seed, No.20 Dartmouth (12-5, 5-2 Ivy) in the finals after dropping a 2-1 decision to the Big Green two weeks ago at Jordan Field.
Before they get their wish, however, the Crimson will have to get past Drexel (11-9) in Saturday's semifinal.
Unfortunately for Harvard, Drexel comes into the ECACs riding its longest winning streak of the season after rebounding from a disastrous 5-8 start.
Taking six of its last seven regular-season contests, including its last three games by a combined score of 12-3, Drexel's confidence has soared.
Sophomore forward Pamie Zukowski, who leads the team with fourteen goals and five assists for 33 points, will spearhead the Dragon attack.
Backing up Zukowski at midfield will be freshmen phenom Kristina Backenstose, who is third on the team in scoring with five goals and three assists for 13 points.
The strong second-half performances of Richards and Backenstose are responsible for Drexel's late-season charge, despite the Dragons' anemic defense.
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