Improving once again, the team shutout the University of Rhode Island, 2-0, at home. Just two days later, the Crimson triumphed over UMass Lowell with a score of 5-0.

“UMass Lowell was a whole team effort,” Aguilar said. “A bunch of different people scored, a bunch of different people assisted, and we were just able to put the pieces together and have fun.”

The team recorded its first Ivy League victory on September 27 when it hosted Penn.

“We came out very excited to play Penn and ready for the challenge,” Aguilar said. “We were just ready to go, so to get a win was very exciting.”

Since then, the Harvard team has remained strong, beating Central Connecticut State 2-0, Yale 3-1, and playing Boston University to a tie of 1-1.

Margolius attributes these successes to strong team performances in practices.

“We’re just training good habits in practice, and I think it really carries over into the game,” she said.

Most recently, the Crimson beat Cornell 7-2. And while the conference wins are important to the team, non-conference games carry weight as well.

“We treat every Ivy League game as a championship game,” Aguilar said.

This week, the team gets ready to play the Bears at Ohiri Field.

“Each Ivy League game is a new and different game, so we have to put our whims behind us and move on to the next challenge,” Aguilar said.  “Improving our speed of play and possession of the ball—those are the things we’re focusing on.”

Margolius stated that the Crimson is not focusing as much on finding ways to combat Brown’s specific tactics.

“There’s no commentary between us about what they are doing,” Margolius said. “We’re just focusing on ourselves.”

The Harvard women’s soccer team will battle it out against Brown on Saturday at 4pm at Soldier’s Field.