Sophomore back Tom Marcotullio has recovered from the illness which kept him out of the Hofstra blowout. Senior goaltender Scott Salisbury, who has not practiced all week while nursing a sore back, should play tonight. His compatriot on Harvard's last line of defense, freshman Ned Carlson, has also suffered from back spasms, but could play.
Only freshman back Neal Leavitt is questionable against the Tigers with a sprained ankle, though he may play the Pennsylvania game Sunday.
There will be no changes among the midfielders and forwards--who led the team last Saturday.
Derek Swaim, whose five goals and three assists tie him for second in scoring, will need to team with Captain Jason Luzak (sixth in scoring) and freshman Chris Wojick (ninth) to attack a much tougher defense than that offered by the Flying Dutchmen.
Still, despite the success, Locker showed some concern about his team's ability to ignore the circumstances and just play soccer.
"Every game we walk into, I believe we're going to win," Locker said. "But a couple of times [Cornell and Maine] the real Harvard has not shown up."
"If the real Harvard men's soccer team shows up, it should be a very exciting game," Locker said.
And the Crimson might just keep that golden goose egg in the Ivy
League loss column.
Ivy League Overall W-L-T Pct GF/GA W-L-T Pct Harvard 2-0-1 .833 8/6 5-3-1 . 611 Columbia 3-1-0 .750 10/5 6-4-1