“Dartmouth is a very talented team,” junior Aisha Price said. “They’re a physical team, and they play with a lot of fight, so I think in this game coming up on Saturday, we have to match their intensity and really come out of the gate ready to play a hard game.”

The Crimson leads the Ivy League with 13 points in the standings with two games remaining, followed by Penn with 12.

The Quakers face a challenge of their own this weekend against third-place Brown.

Before the game, there will be a senior day ceremony honoring Baskind, Lindsey Kowal, Sophie Legros, Rebecca Millock, Hana Taiji, and Patricia Yau as they play their last game in front of a home crowd.

These six seniors have accomplished a great deal for the Crimson, earning two berths into the NCAA tournament in 2008 and 2009. But they have also been a shining presence off the field as well.

“They are wonderful young women,” Leone said. “They’ve given so much to the program. They’ve obviously had a great amount of success on the field, but off the field they’ve done a lot for Harvard, and academically they’re so strong. They’re just remarkable, resilient, young woman.”

“They’ve been great leaders throughout the entire season,” Price added. “I think all the underclassmen look up to the seniors, and this kind of one game where we can play hard and for them.”