The youngsters have responded admirably to the pressure of high-level collegiate soccer, leading Harvard to a No. 8 ranking in the region. Yale is just behind at No. 9, and both teams are on the rise.
Still, Mejias realizes that the potential Ivy League ramifications, not regional rankings, will define tomorrow's battle.
"It's definitely a make-or-break situation for us," Mejias said. "We're going to have to win the rest of our games and finish with a 5-2 record to have any real chance of winning the Ivies."
Running the table the rest of the way seems a lofty goal for a young team that has yet to play Dartmouth (7-2, 3-0 Ivy). Still, if the eventual meeting with the Big Green is going to have any meaning at all, the Crimson must come up big in a matchup that has always meant something.