"She's very consistent," co-captain Jeese Gunderson said. ""She can read shots well, and she's always on her toes. She's just very solid and reliable."

In the weekend's opening round, Harvard downed Iona 7-5. Gunderson paced the Crimson attack with a remarkable five goals.

With the win, the Crimson officially qualified for the Eastern Championships, which will take place in two weeks. By virtue of its losses in its two other games this weekend, however, the Crimson will receive a lower seed than it would have liked and will probably play a tough Princeton squad.

But before competing at Easterns, Harvard will first have a quick shot at redemption against UMass. Following a tune-up against B.C. this Wednesday, Harvard will meet the Minutewomen yet again at the Brown Invitational this weekend.

Though the Crimson has never pulled off the feat before, Gunderson believes that Harvard might at last be capable of overtaking UMass.

"If we can just continue the highs and minimize the lows that we had against them this weekend, there's a lot of evidence that we can beat them," she said.

If it can indeed pull off the upset, the Crimson might just gather up enough momentum to make a run at Easterns.