But they won’t let you.

Though the women have brought home far more championship trophies, it was the men who brought home the most recent one—in 2001—and it is the men who still feel they have a lot to prove to the world of college soccer.

“Obviously its going to be tough,” said captain and defender Andrew Old. “We’re looking forward to playing them. That’s why we’re here.”

To win, Harvard will certainly need its new, potent attack to play one of its best games of the season.

Though it struggled early in the season—averaging just a little over a goal a game in four contests—the three that it scored against a normally stringent Black Bear defense earlier this week offer a glimpse of the squad’s explosive offensive potential.

Leading the charge of this freshly rejuvenated charge are freshmen Matt Hoff and Charles Altcheck and sophomore Brian Charnock.

“I think they’re starting to show signs of exactly what they’re capable of,” Old said.

“They’re going to find their form, and they’re going to be dangerous for this season and for seasons in the future.”

“I’m really enjoying the way that they seem to be getting familiar with each other,” Kerr said. “The passing and the interplay is really exciting. I’m hoping they’ll be scoring every game, because they are a handful when they get together.”

—Staff writer Evan R. Johnson can be reached at erjohns@fas.harvard.edu.