The Harvard women's soccer team (5-2, 1-1 Ivy) will look to turn its busiest stretch of the year into its most successful when it hosts Cornell and Davidson this weekend at the Harvard Invitational.

Earlier this week, the Crimson defeated No. 23 Boston College in a thrilling 2-1 double-overtime triumph. With the win, Harvard exorcised the demons created by the Eagles' unceremonious 1-0 ousting of the Crimson in the second round of last year's NCAA tournament.

"That was a huge win for us," said senior Meredith Stewart, who sent the game-winner past BC's Courtney Schaeffer on Wednesday. "It helped us out a lot within the region, and gives us some confidence to go on."

After a win that could propel the team back to a Top 25-ranking, the remainder of this three-game, five-day homestand may seem a bit anticlimactic.

However, Harvard's booters realize that there is still work to be done.

"The BC game was a huge win over a top team," said co-captain Brooke McCarthy. "But we're still incredibly focused on the Ivy League."

Winning the Ivy League championship would give the Crimson an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament in November. Despite an early--and unexpected--loss to surging Brown (8-0, 1-0), Harvard is still in the thick of the Ivy race.

Although wins like Wednesday's will surely bolster the Crimson's regional ranking--Harvard and BC began the week No. 5 and No. 3 respectively--Harvard would prefer to assure itself a bid the old-fashioned way.