It's a Super Soccer Celebration

The answers to the Harvard women's soccer team's scoring blues were blowing in the wind yesterday as the Crimson blew away the University of New Hampshire, 5-0.

Amidst swirling winds on Ohiri Field, the booters dominated every aspect of play and easily rolled over the visiting Wildcats on route to upping their record to 3-0-1.

UNH, meanwhile, dropped to 0-4.

For the Crimson, ranked 13th nationally but just off a frustrating scoreless tie against Vermont Saturday, the offensive outburst came as much-needed relief from last weekend's scoring troubles.

"We settled down today," said Harvard Coach Bob Scalise. "It was a great game."

It was certainly a great game for senior forward and offensive standout Kelly Landry, whose two goals yesterday moved her to within just two points--or one goal--of the all-time Harvard scoring record of 65 points held by Sue St. Louis.

St. Louis's landmark record could come crashing down Saturday, when Landry and the rest of the Harvard squad take on Brown at Ohiri Field.

But yesterday the Crimson came crashing down on UNH, and the only major question of the contest involved how big the margin of victory would be. The answer lay in the strong feet of Landry, Inga Larson, Brigitte Duffy and Electa Sevier, who all contributed goals as Harvard turned a 3-0 halftime lead into a 5-0 final.

The Crimson punched out a total of 16 shots on goal, while the impotent UNH offense only tested Harvard freshman goalie Tracee Whitley once.

Yesterday's shutout extended Whitley's amazing defensive streak to 380 minutes played and no goals allowed. In fact, Whitley has yet to allow a collegiate goal.

The four straight shutouts also set a Harvard team record for consecutive shutouts.

Time to Play, Time to Score

Senior Co-Captain Jennifer Greeley helped open the game's scoring at 21 56 of the first half yesterday, when she found sophomore Wendy Zeeben on the other end of a crossing pass. Zeeben then nicely chipped the ball in front of the goal, where Landry quickly headed the ball past UNH goalie Julie Trask.

After breaking the considerable scoring drought with that goal, the Harvard offense then exploded. But because of swirling gusts and a strong wind, the Crimson lofted a steady barrage of shots over the UNH net.

Finally, with 8:54 left in the first half, Larson took an indirect kick from midfield which floated past Trask for the second goal.

And then with 2:11 remaining in the opening stanza, Sevier took a pass from Zeeben and knocked it into the goal. Greeley, heading a midfield which consistently kept the ball up front, also registered an assist on the play.

The second half offered Scalise a chance to demonstrate the depth of his team, which many consider the finest squad in Harvard history. Landry came through with her second goal of the afternoon on an assist from freshman Julie Sasner at 41:58.

The bench took over from there, but the level of aggressiveness remained the same.

And the Crimson offense continued to swamp the UNH defense, making repeated shots on the overworked Trask. At 29:15, Duffy took a pass in front of the goal from Sevier and knocked it squarely into the net for the afternoon's final tally.

"We really worked as a team today," a pleased Scalise said after the game. "We have great depth and today we got to show it."

THE NOTEBOOK: Game time Saturday is 11 a.m. at Ohiri Field UNH  0  0 -- 0 Harvard  3  2 -- 5

Goals H. Kelly Landry, 2. H. Brigatte Duffy, H. loga Larson, H. Electa Sevier.

Saves: H. Tracee Whitely, 1. UNH, Julie Trask, 11 Att:100.

Goals H. Kelly Landry, 2. H. Brigatte Duffy, H. loga Larson, H. Electa Sevier.

Saves: H. Tracee Whitely, 1. UNH, Julie Trask, 11 Att:100.