The women's soccer team continues its journey down the Yellow Brick Road this weekend--not to Oz, but to Pennsylvania, the land of Lions and Tigers.

After an early-season upset loss to the Brown Bears, the Harvard women's soccer team (9-2, 3-1 Ivy) has the chance to extend its seven-game winning streak and regain the top spot in the Ivy League standings when it kicks off against the Princeton Tigers tonight.

On Sunday, the Crimson completes its visit to Pennsylvania with a trip to Happy Valley and the No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions (14-2-1, 8-0 Big Ten).

First things first, though--the Crimson must win tonight at Princeton to keep its dreams of a second consecutive Ivy League Championship alive.

"It's going to be a really crazy atmosphere down there," said senior back Brooke McCarthy. "Our first goal is to win the Ivy League, and we have to beat [Princeton] to do so."

Princeton (10-2, 4-0 Ivy) prides itself on a stingy defense that has allowed only four goals all season. Anchored by goalkeeper Jordan Rettig, who has posted seven shutouts this season, the Tigers have yet to surrender a goal to an Ivy League opponent.

Similar to Harvard's multifaceted offense, Princeton does not rely on any single player to carry the rest of the team on her shoulders. Instead, the Tigers feature a number of potential goal-scoring threats, including Theresa Sherry (5 goals, 1 assist) and Tanya Kalivas (3 goals, 1 assist).

Julie Shaner has also emerged as a clutch performer, netting the game-winner in a 1-0 win over Brown last Friday. Shaner's timely goal earned her a share of Ivy League Player of the Week honors with Harvard sophomore forward Joey Yenne.