The No. 5 Harvard women's hockey team, fresh off a key win at defending-ECAC champion No. 2 Brown, will embark on a much longer road trip this weekend with games at Cornell and No. 4 St. Lawrence.

The Big Red (3-5, 3-5 ECAC)--who recently lost 9-3 to Dartmouth and 8-1 to New Hampshire--has shown little thus far this season to indicate that it has any chance of competing with the Crimson (6-3, 6-1) tomorrow.

The matchup against St. Lawrence (6-2-2, 5-0-1)--which will be played Sunday at 2 p.m. and broadcast live on 95.3 WHRB--should be just as important to the ECAC Standings as Wednesday's battle at Brown.

St. Lawrence might not have the rich tradition of the common ECAC powers, but the Saints will be looking to create some history of their own on Sunday.

The St. Lawrence program has taken great strides recently. Last year, the Saints earned their first ECAC playoff appearance and first winning season ever, including a 4-2 win over Harvard during junior co-captain Jennifer Botterill and senior winger Tammy Shewchuk's annual Canadian national team excursion.

This year, with the help of a top Canadian freshman goalkeeper by the name of Rachel Barrie, St. Lawrence is now looking to take its program to the next level. Since failing to show up for its season-opening series--a pair of 7-0 and 4-3 losses to Minnesota-Duluth--the Saints have put together an eight-game winning streak. They are the only unbeaten team in ECAC play outside of No. 1 Dartmouth.

The Saints have already accomplished what Harvard failed to do this season--go into Dartmouth, and come away with a point. St. Lawrence tied the Big Green last weekend, 2-2, while the Crimson lost 5-4 at Dartmouth on the day of The Game.

Harvard, naturally, is not the least bit intimidated by the Saints' accomplishments.