Still, this is a new season and Vermont in particular has looked impressive at times. Under the Catamounts’ belt so far is a 1-1 tie of perennial powerhouse BU.
Moore was quick to dismiss too much focus on Harvard’s opponents, saying the path to success lay with the Crimson itself.
“We didn’t feel we competed as hard as we needed to win in the ECAC,” Moore said. “Our intensity level has got to go up.”
This weekend’s games comrpise Harvard’s only home series before Thanksgiving. After this weekend, the Crimson’s next two trips will be spent in the tough confines of upstate New York, playing St. Lawrence, Clarkson, Cornell and Colgate.
The difficulty of the upcoming road trips makes success this weekend essential to avoid falling into an early-season deficit in the ECAC standings.
“Two wins—that’s the overall objective for the weekend,” Grumet-Morris said.
—Staff writer Timothy M. McDonald can be reached at tmcdonal@fas.harvard.edu.