The shift in the rankings sets up an interesting match-up this Saturday, when Northeastern travels to St. Lawrence. Both teams are flying high after upsetting Harvard and UNH, which have won the sport's first two national championships.

Northeastern has a three-point lead over four teams--No. 4 Brown, No. 6 Dartmouth, Providence and Niagara.

Brown (6-2-0, 5-1-0) has come on strong since Mounsey returned from the field hockey team, which she led to the Ivy League title en route to winning the Ivy Player of the Year award.

Brown has already benefited in its first season as Harvard's travel partner. The Bears beat both Dartmouth and St. Lawrence the nights after those two teams stunned the Crimson.

Dartmouth (5-2-0, 5-2-0) is taking as long as possible to let its Thanksgiving turkey digest. The Big Green has not played since last Tuesday, and its next game is Dec. 11 at Minnesota. Dartmouth will not resume ECAC action until Jan. 5 at Boston College, which will allow everyone else to build up a substantial lead over the Big Green in the conference standings.

Providence (6-4-0, 5-3-0) is the only team in the conference that has beaten Northeastern, its travel partner. DeCosta and the Friars lost to UNH last Saturday, and they will play at Cornell and St. Lawrence this weekend.

Niagara (9-1-1, 5-1-0) is in second place because of its easy schedule thus far. The Purple Eagles have beaten up on Maine and Boston College, and they split a two-game series at Cornell. But things will be much more difficult for Niagara, the only ECAC team without a travel partner. The Eagles host UNH this weekend and then travel to Cambridge for two games at Harvard.