"It's great because we're seniors and it's the best year we've had," Badawy said. "And we're three of us, and we're tight."

The season would have an even sweeter conclusion if the NCAA Selection Committee decides to award Harvard an at-large bid tomorrow night.

"We have a pretty good chance," Badawy said. "We played the best we can. Someone just has to smile upon us."

Selection Preview

The NCAA Selection Committee faces a tough decision when it picks the last few at-large teams for the tournament--not because there are too many well-qualified teams. None of the five or six bubble teams competing for the final spots have done anything to particularly distinguish themselves from one another.

"Boston University and New Hampshire may came back to haunt us," Harvard Coach Sue Caples said. "But there are other teams in similar positions that have not done absolutely everything to make them have to put you in the tournament."

The loss to B.U. last Sunday was Harvard's only multi-goal loss of the year outside of Princeton. The selection committee will hopefully recognize that the schedule placed the Crimson at a terrible disadvantage, forcing the team to play road games on consecutive afternoons during the most horrific weather of the season. B.U. had been out of action since the previous Wednesday.

"A little difference the weather makes," Caples said. "It was difficult to have three games that week, [two that weekend]. We're very fit, but we had to battle the elements and just try to stay warm. [B.U.] was better rested."