Indeed, the efforts of co-captains Larson and Beth Zotter helped propel the Crimson to victory last weekend. Both had unassisted goals during the Crimson's match against Alabama-Birmingham and helped the freshman players get on their feet with several assists during the weekend.

Larson is known as one of the most talented sweepers in the Ivy League and is a three-time All-Ivy selection. Anchoring the defense with Larson is the multi-talented Gina Foster, who can play as well in the backfield as she can up front. Because of the graduation of First-Team All-Ivy selection Chu last year, Foster will attempt to focus her efforts in bolstering the Harvard defense early in the season, though Wheaton may choose to switch her back to the offensive side of the ball later in the year.

Junior Lauren Corkery, who started in all 18 games for the Crimson last year, will also make a great impact upon the Harvard defense this season.

"We have a lot of really strong players in the sophomore and junior classes, and the seniors are just incredible this year," Larson said. "We have a lot of depth on this team."

Despite the loss of Stauffer and Bingham to graduation last year, this season's Crimson midfield proved last weekend that it is still a strong component of the Harvard attack. In addition to Weed's dazzling debut in a Harvard uniform this weekend, senior Julia Blain tacked on two goals and an assist.

The Harvard offense certainly has been able to bounce back from the graduation of Naomi Miller. Zotter leads a talented corps of freshmen and upperclassmen that knows how to find the net.

"We already have ten goals this year and our total output for the year last season was 30 goals," Wheaton said. "We've really gotten off to a great start this year."