Weekend Preview: A Handful of Home Matchups Remain

We’re in the thick of reading and finals period and many of you are probably hibernating to finish writing final papers and studying for exams for which you’ve never cracked open a textbook. It seems that the athletic teams are also undergoing this hibernation period. There’s not much action for Harvard sports teams this weekend, but there are still three home matchups for fans who want to cheer on the Crimson squads.

The men’s basketball team hosts Boston University tomorrow afternoon at 2 p.m. Going into last weekend, the men’s squad had won five straight games, but the streak ended against Michigan in a three-point defeat. The Crimson rebounded and dominated against Worcester Polytechnic Institute on Wednesday to add another win to its record. Currently 6-2, the men are going to have to work hard to win against Boston University tomorrow. The last time the two teams faced off was in 2008 when the Terriers handed the Crimson its second loss of the season. The team has improved, though, in the past two years and will be sure to give Boston University much tougher competition this time around.

Also up this weekend is women’s basketball. The women’s team is currently 4-3 after losing to Florida by over 20 points on Tuesday. The women look to bounce back from the loss tonight at 7 p.m. against New Hampshire with the home crowd’s support. The squad will also have to step up its game to pull off the victory because the women lost to New Hampshire the last time the two teams faced off—the game went into overtime, but the Crimson ultimately fell by 13 points.

Finally, the women’s ice hockey team has a match tonight at 7 p.m. against Boston University. The squad just pulled itself out of a three-game losing streak against New Hampshire last night. It’s going to be a tough matchup, but this could be the game that gets the women over .500 again this season. Last year, the Crimson tied, 1-1, against the Wildcats at home.

So, take a little bit of time out of your weekend to show your Harvard teams some support. These weekend games will act as a great study break to relax from the stress of finals and will prove to be exciting matchups.

And of course, the best way to do well on finals is to attend Harvard’s most prestigious athletic event in the Yard this Sunday at midnight.