The Crimson hopes that its speed will allow it to race past the Terriers. Junior Sarah Downing and Freshman Carrie Shumway have shown that they can blaze trails down the right side.

And tonight's contest is on artificial turf, which speeds up the game considerably.

"We are a fast team, and we play better on turf," Caples said. "The grass is so thick on Cumnock that it just slows us down."

The last time Harvard played on turf, however, it lost to Springfield, 4-0. Go figure.

The Crimson will have to use all the speed it can muster against the Terriers, if Harvard is to topple mighty BU and finally find a W of its own.

THE NOTEBOOK: Harvard Coach Sue Caples said that BU has changed its strategy from past years.

"They used to be a run and gun team," Caples said. "They would play a lot of big balls and chase them down."

Caples said that now the Terriers have adopted a style of play that is very similar to Harvard's. They've converted to a more possession oriented style, with a lot of short passes. That's the type of game that we've always played," Caples said.

Sweet Revenge?: Last season, BU sent Harvard home from the NCAA tournament in the opening round. The Crimson lost, 3-0, to the Terriers, after having beaten them earlier in the season. But Caples said that last year's defeat will not have much affect on tonight's game.

"We're not the same team as last year. This is a new team with new faces," Caples said.

Do the Bump, Baby: Harvard's draw with Penn last weekend ousted the Quakers from the national rankings. With Penn's departure, Brown moved up one position and Princeton shot to the 16th-ranking, the highest of any Ivy teams this season.