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High-Flying W. Soccer to Battle Resugent Elis

She leads a Yale offense that has outshot its opponents 191-126 this season.

But as hot as the Elis may be of late, the Crimson is on fire. Harvard is undefeated in the month of October, and has outscored its opponents 15-3 over the course of its five-game winning streak. Its 7-0 thrashing of Davidson provided Harvard with its largest margin of victory since 1995.

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The Crimson's recent surge is beginning to attract national attention. For the first time since dropping out of the Top-25 after its loss to Brown, Harvard received votes in this week's poll issued by the National Soccer Coaches of America Association.

One of the most challenging aspects for Yale tomorrow will be defending against a varied Crimson scoring attack. So far this season, Harvard has remained unpredictable in the opponent's end, as 14 different players have participated in the scoring. Two of those players, juniors Megan O'Brien and Heather Gotha, netted their first goals in a Crimson uniform in the Davidson win.

Harvard has also benefited from the efforts of two players in the midst of career years. Sophomore forward Joey Yenne is already just two goals away from tying her point total from last year. Stewart, meanwhile, is having the best year of her collegiate career by far. Entering the season, she had two career scores; this year, she already has three.

Two of Stewart's three tallies came in Harvard's thrilling 2-1 victory over then No. 23 Boston College last week that bumped the Crimson up to No. 4 in the Northeast regional rankings. For her efforts, Stewart, who ranks ninth in the league in scoring, was named Ivy Player of the Week.

As young as Harvard is, Stewart's leadership will prove vital as the Crimson enters a crucial string of games in the second half.

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