Soccer teams host lowly Elis tomorrow

Women want to pull out of three-way tie With only two Ivy League games remaining to be played, the tension is mounting for the Penn women's soccer team, which has found itself in a three-way tie with Yale and Princeton. The Quakers (4-9-0, 1-4-0 Ivy League) host Yale tomorrow night at 6 at Franklin Field with the hopes of breaking the stalemate they, the Elis and the Tigers have battled through so far. All three schools have won one Ivy League game and lost four. To add to the drama, both the Quakers and Elis notched their wins by identical scores of 4-0 against Columbia. To say Penn needs a victory would be a huge understatement. After winning a school-record three consecutive games, the Quakers have lost two in a row by a combined score of 10-2. The Quakers had Tuesday off to recuperate and contemplate the loss, and they came out Wednesday all set to bounce back. After a solid practice, co-captains Heike Krippendorff, Meg Kinney and Kelly Nolan led the team in a players-only meeting to prepare for the last two games. "I think we definitely have a good chance on Saturday," sophomore Lisa Paster said. "Our team is really determined to win our last two games. We had a team meeting about what we want to do for the rest of the season and I think everyone is going to do their best and work really hard. There is not that much time left, so I think everyone is determined to suck it up and do really well." Since tomorrow is the Quakers' final home game of the season, one might expect tears flowing down the faces of all the graduating seniors. Leave your Kleenex at home -- this Penn team includes no seniors and is led by a strong sophomore class that will be back next year even more fired up. Although the race within the Ivies is still up for grabs, the race for the lead in Penn scoring is practically settled. No, it is not sophomore forward Yuka Morita, who adds spirit to the offensive attack. Nor is it junior Heike Krippendorff, who is the team's emotional leader, consistently seen leading the cheering on the bench. The team's leader in scoring is freshman Darah Ross. The soft-spoken forward has ripped up the Ivy League tallying nine goals and one assist for the Quakers. "We are looking to win the last two games," junior Kelly Nolan said. "That would be a good way to end the season on a high note. We have to get our heads in the game and really want it as a team. We have to play 150 percent like we really want it and come out ready to play from the beginning."