Third place in the ECAC will be on the line when the No. 2 Harvard women's hockey team hosts No. 4 New Hampshire tomorrow night at Bright Hockey Center in a rematch of last year's national championship game.

Tonight the Crimson (16-4-3, 13-4-3 ECAC) will play last-place Maine (4-17-2, 1-17-2) at Bright. The puck drops at 7 p.m. both evenings.

Since losing at No. 5 Dartmouth two weeks ago, Harvard has played its best hockey of the season. Last week the Crimson upset No. 1 Brown in Providence, 2-1, after winning its second-straight Beanpot championship game by beating No. 7 Northeastern in overtime, 4-3.

"The Beanpot and the Brown game were big victories for the Crimson," said Harvard Coach Katey Stone. "We are playing well together and with a great deal of intensity and mental savvy. We hope to build on this success and

carry it through to the play-offs."

Although the Crimson won both of its games, UNH (22-7-0, 15-5-0) managed to move past Harvard in the ECAC standings. The Wildcats are in third place in the conference, one point ahead of the Crimson and three points behind first-place Brown.

If Harvard wins both games this weekend, it will reclaim third place.

Harvard had never beaten UNH before last season, but the Crimson has won five straight against the Wildcats. That streak includes victories in last season's ECAC and AWCHA national championship games, both of which went to overtime.