If Harvard faces Springfield, then the contest will be payback for the Crimson.

Harvard lost to Springfield in four games after the Crimson won the first game in convincing fashion by a score of 15-7. The challenge for Harvard will be to rebound mentally from a crushing loss.

"I felt we were somewhat mentally immature as a team early in the season," said freshman setter Mike Bookman. "Now, after many close matches throughout the season, we are mentally capable of playing with anyone."

Should Harvard upset either Springfield or Queens, then its next battle would be against the top-ranked Penn St. Nittany Lions.

No matter how far Harvard goes in either playoff, its season will easily rank as one of the best on record.

The key to transforming Harvard into such a competitive and talented team seems to have been second-year Head Coach Tom Wilson. With his thorough recruiting of quality players like Bookman and freshman Alex Kowell, as well as his dedication to making the team a more cohesive unit, Wilson has turned a .500 program into one that will seriously threaten for EIVA supremacy in the future.

"The most influential character in our run to the playoffs this year

has been Coach Wilson," Pankau said. "After his first season last year, he clearly had a vision for where this team should be in the near future and took us there."