The Crimson is in a three-way tie for fifth place with UNH and St. Lawrence. The Wildcats should glide to two wins at Niagara this weekend, but winning won't be as easy for the Crimson and the Saints. Harvard hosts Yale and Princeton, while St. Lawrence (9-2-0, 4-2-0) hosts a pair of upper-division teams in Providence and Northeastern.

Princeton (4-3-2, 3-3-1), all alone in ninth place, still remains a question mark at this point. The Tigers tied Northeastern, but then they lost close games to Providence, UNH and St. Lawrence.

Led by sophomore forward Andrea Kilbourne and a pair of sisters in junior defenseman Annamarie Holmes and freshman winger Nikola Holmes, the Tigers have plenty of offensive firepower. But until sophomore Susan Maes or freshman Sarah Ahlquist shows some consistency between the pipes, Princeton will continue to lose to ranked teams.

The ECAC's top nine teams all have winning conference records because the bottom of the pack has been struggling. Cornell (3-5-0, 3-5-0) is in 10th place and has an outside shot at a playoff berth. But the Big Red has two tough games this weekend against Northeastern and Providence.

Maine (1-8-0, 1-7-0) is in 11th place only because the Black Bears have been fortunate enough to play--and beat--Yale. Maine will tune up with a game against Division III Bowdoin tonight before another tough game against UNH on Saturday.

Tied for last place are Boston College (1-9-0, 0-9-0) and Yale (1-8-0, 0-7-0). Stay tuned for a Jan. 9 match-up at New Haven, when the Elis host the Golden Eagles. This battle of the winless could be extremely ugly.