Sophomore attackman Dana Sprong and junior midfielder Geoff Watson continued to be integral parts of the offense. Sprong and Watson both netted three goals each, and Watson added a pair of assists.

The added scoring threat ought to take some pressure off of the rest of the offense, especially DeVries.

The junior was Harvard's fourth leading scorer last season but has only one point so far. DeVries has drawn the opposition's top defenseman in both games this season.

"I might draw individual pressure this season, but I am going to have to deal with that on my own," DeVries said. "Some games I'll get my shots, some games I won't. I just have to keep looking."

DeVries may see a lot of shots today--he found the net four times against B.C. his freshman year.

Sunday's game also saw Harvard dominate Hobart 12-5 in face-offs, thanks in part to the strong play of McGowan.

Receiving considerable time last season in the face-off role, McGowan took on the job for the Crimson's first line this season.

Although he was quiet in the game against Fairfield, McGowan dominated the opposing center midfielders against Hobart, losing few face-offs in the dirt of Ohiri Field.

"In moving up to the first line, I took on a lot more responsibility and I couldn't focus on the face-offs as much as I wanted to early in the season," McGowan said.

"For Hobart I prepared mentally. A lot of my technique focuses on rhythm and repetition and I really had to focus before I could get into a groove," he said.

The Crimson also got great success from an offensive set-up in which it inverted its midfielders, placing them behind the cage, and moving the attackmen in front of the goal mouth.

The move confused Hobart's defense and lead to a great deal of motion in the offensive sets. The inversion was one of the primary factors to the strong second period in which the Crimson out shot its opponent 12-5.

In the two days since the game, the Crimson has looked to build on the Hobart performance. First among the concerns of this year's team has been clearing the ball into the offensive zone.

"Clearing has always been a strong point of the Harvard game," McGowan said. "In the past couple of days we have worked on improving the fluidity in our clears and moving the ball in transition."

With the Crimson looking much improved in all areas of its game, the B.C match is a perfect chance to record its first win.

The Eagles are returning fourteen starters, but lost their top scorer from last season, Kevin McLane. The outstanding attackman scored 40 goals and 14 assists in his senior season with the Eagles.

In early action this season, the Eagles lost 19-3 to No.18 Townson State.