The No. 19 Harvard field hockey team may have only 16 players on its varsity roster, but that lack of bodies has by no means translated into a lack of depth.

Junior forward Jane Park and freshman forward Mina Pell--two players who had been scoreless before Saturday--proved to be the difference for the Crimson (8-3, 4-0 Ivy) in a 3-0 win over Yale (1-11, 1-4).

The victory allowed Harvard to keep pace with No. 7 Princeton (6-3, 4-0) atop the Ivy standings.

"We have a lot of talent out there," Coach Sue Caples said. "A lot of different people are creating scoring opportunities. We have a balanced attack--you can't mark just one person on this team. Everyone's stepping up and making things happen."

As in last Wednesday's game against Northeastern, the Crimson failed to convert on nine penalty corners before finally getting on the board in the second half.

Co-captain Maisa Badawy, taking a free hit from a yard outside of the circle, found Park cutting across the net in traffic. With two defenders bearing down on her, she reversed her stick and fired a hard shot that found the right corner of the net.

"I know Maisa. When I cut towards her, she always sees me cutting," Park said. "I knew I just had to keep my stick on [the ball] so the defense couldn't hit it out. Then I just did a little reverse tip and put it past [the keeper]."

Harvard's second and third goals both came on penalty strokes, the first by sophomore back Katie Scott and the second by junior back Katie Turck.