Going into the last weekend's annual preseason tournament at William and Mary, everyone was a little nervous to see how the lineup would pan out.

The loss of sophomore Courtney Leimkuhler to hip surgery, the expiration of All-Ivy goalie Kate Schutt's eligibility, as well as the graduation of last year's senior force of Holly Rogers, Honor MacNaughton, and Keren Gudeman left many gaps in the lineup.

However, those gaps were filled, especially the one in the net, by sophomore goalie Keltie Donelan. She did not see much action behind Schutt last season, but has made up for that and then some this past fall. She proved this in her stellar play this past weekend.

"We are feeling the absences," Brown said. "But our upperclassmen have stepped up and our freshman are so talented. The shoes are being filled pretty well."

It is just a matter of Kleinfelder putting together the perfect lineup, the best combination, to best utilize this team's talent.

"There is so much skill on this team," Birch said, " we have really high hopes of playing to our potential."

The results will be seen on Sunday against UMass. The game was originally scheduled for tomorrow at Ohiri Field, but due to inclement weather, it is rescheduled. This happened for last year's season opener, and it ended in an overtime loss. The Crimson is hoping to redirect fate this time around.