On Sunday, Harvard will kick off its Ivy competition against perennial contender and last year's league runner-up Brown. Last year, the Crimson lost to the Bears on the road, 2-0, in Coach Kerr's inaugural season.
Kerr has had Sunday's date circled and underlined on his calendar since preseason practice and has made playing well against Brown--and contending for an Ivy League Title--a top priority for this young team.
The last time the Crimson defeated the Bears was during its remarkable 1996 Ivy League champion campaign. That year Harvard, led by first-team All-American Will Kohler, beat Brown en route to establishing a school record of sixteen consecutive wins.
Although such an impressive accomplishment is unlikely for this year's Crimson, the depth and tenacity it has shown in its first four games is an indication that an Ivy League Title may be well within reach.