The Crimson knows that this Ivy League game will be a challenge.

“They have athletic players in the midfield, smart players in the attack, and a solid goalie and solid face-offs,” Gonos said. “I think across the board, they bring a lot to the table, I think they’re going to challenge us all over the field.”

“They have a very salient fundamental defensive system,” Wojcik added. “We will have to really play strong offense to generate high quality shots against their defense.”

Despite the chances of a win for the Quakers, the home team is prepared for what they will bring to Cambridge on Saturday.

“We have a solid defensive foundation, and our goalies have been playing well all season,” Wojcik said. “We really have seen progress in our overall faceoffs. We really have seen a marked improvement offensively, especially in the last three weeks. We have been playing better and better in the last few weeks, and we’re looking to continue that.”

Harvard ended its three-game losing streak with a major win against Quinnipiac on Tuesday. The Crimson lost two very close games to teams in the top 10 in the nation in the past few weeks.

“Going into this game on Saturday, we’re just feeling good and, we know that we have the confidence that we know we can pull out the win,” Gonos said. “As long as we finish out a game, we know that we can really beat any team in the country.”

“We have been improving in every area of the field,” Wojcik said. “What we have been building off of with our performance and the quality of lacrosse has shown itself in how we have been playing in the past three games.”

The evidence shows that Harvard will have to fight hard for a victory against Penn. Important in the transition from the locker room to the field will be the right mentality.

“I think they main thing for us is just to focus on what we do, and play Harvard lacrosse,” Gonos said.