"They've got some good foreign guys on their team," Hench said of the Swedish Starnas and the Norwegian Hoyem. "We're going to play three markers and one sweeper against them and make sure a sweeper stays deep. We want to play pressure defense against them and make sure the backs stay on the forwards."

Against Yale last Saturday, Harvard Coach John Kerr started freshmen Mike Lobach and Colin Eyre, junior Matt Edwards and senior Ryan Keeton in the backfield.

Northeastern will also enter Ohiri Field limping from its wounds. Junior defender Mark Hutchinson is out for the season after tearing knee ligaments in a Sept. 18 game at Manhattan. Hutchinson had never missed a start prior to that injury.

Apparently, the Husky defense is feeling his loss. The four goals allowed by Northeastern at Stony Brook is the most in a game this season.

Harvard will seek to take advantage of a hobbled Northeastern defense and jump-start its offense, which has been held in check this season. The Crimson has only scored five goals in five games, compared to 14 for the opposition.

Harvard has also been shut out in two of its last three games, including a 6-0 loss to then-No. 1 Creighton.

Senior midfielder Armando Petruccelli will lead the Crimson offense. He is the team's leading scorer, with two goals and one assist, while sophomore midfielder Mike Peller has also tallied two assists.