If Harvard beats Navy in the first round, it will play the winner of the UMass-Bucknell first round match. UMass (21-11, 11-3) is heavily favored against the unranked Bisons, and would be against the Crimson as well.

The Minutemen have compiled a 4-0 record against the Crimson this year, outscoring Harvard 49-21 and breezing to a 12-2 win two weeks ago at Northerns.

The key to stopping the Minutemen lies in controlling the game's pace. UMass thrives in transition. In its last game against the Crimson, UMass scored all of its goals on fast breaks and counterattacks.

Harvard's ability to keep the focus of the game in the halfcourt will probably mean the difference between another UMass blowout and a potential Harvard upset.

Sophomore netminder Paul Tselentis continues to recover from a seizure he suffered a week before Northerns. As a result, junior Gresham Bayne will be the only Crimson goalkeeper this weekend.

Bayne worked all four Northerns games. He racked up 12 saves against Brown and seven against Iona to help the Crimson pull out close qualifying contests.

If the Crimson manages to pull off both upsets on Saturday, it would advance to Sunday's first-place game and compete for an automatic bid to Nationals. Its possible opponents in the final include No. 11 St. Francis, No. 15 Queens College, and Princeton.