The Fab Five: Harvard’s Top Fall Varsity Teams, Week 2

Harvard’s teams had an up-and-down week, giving this edition of the Fab Five the appeal of a Lindsay Lohan movie—the early performances were solid, but who knows what you’ll get these days.

5. Football (2-1, 1-0)

The Crimson sent the Lafayette Leopards (1-4) deeper into gridiron misery, trouncing them 31-3 last Saturday. The team travels to Cornell this weekend, but winning may not even be a priority. Leaving Ithaca after the game will be more than enough for the players to look forward to.

Last Week: 5

4. Field Hockey (6-3, 2-1)

Riding a four-game winning streak and an overtime victory over Vermont last weekend, Harvard will need to put together another beastly performance to top Stanford. The Cardinal comes to Cambridge this weekend ranked 4th in the nation.

Last Week: Not Ranked

3. Women’s Tennis

Top doubles partners Kristin Norton and Hideko Tachibana will compete away from the rest of the team in California this week. The remaining members of the Crimson will get the chance to prove themselves at the USTA Billie Jean King Invitational in New York.  If scheduling works out, the women may even have the opportunity to watch a post-season baseball game—there’s not much of that going on in Boston right now.

Last Week: 3

2. Sailing

After a ninth-place finish at the Danmark Trophy, the co-ed sailors will lace up their boat shoes again this weekend at the Team Moody Trophy at URI. Unfortunately, the men will not have anyone to keep them company, as they race individually in the New England Men’s Singlehanded Championship this weekend.

Last Week: 2

1. Women’s Golf

The Crimson finished tied for ninth place with Yale at the Nittany Lions invitational over the weekend, and have two weeks to prepare for the Harvard Invitational. The team will have to decide if it should drop its strategy of practicing technique and instead consult Elin Nordegren for her vast knowledge of club warfare to improve its chances of topping its Ivy League foes. I think they’ll take the traditional approach.

Last Week: 1