This Saturday, the field hockey team (9-7, 2-4 Ivy) will look to win its last game of the season on the road against a struggling Harvard squad (3-13, 1-5 Ivy).

The Lions will also be looking to recover from a tough overtime loss at Yale last week. In last week’s game, the Light Blue battled back from an initial 1-0 deficit to a 2-1 lead at halftime. However, the Bulldogs eventually forced overtime with the second half’s only goal. After forcing overtime, the Bulldogs clinched victory after a mere minute of added play, defeating the Light Blue 3-2.

Emotions will be running high on Saturday, the last game of the season. “It’s going to be an emotional one for the seniors,” head coach Marybeth Freeman said during an interview on Wednesday. “Especially for the six seniors, we really want to send them off with a win and a fond memory of their last competition.”

This members of this year’s graduating class were freshmen when the Lions beat the Crimson for the first time in team history back in 2007. Columbia has gone on to win all three games against Harvard since that date, and a win on Saturday would leave the seniors undefeated against the Crimson.

In order to emerge victorious, the team has to stick to the basics. “What we need to focus on are our fundamental skills,” Freeman said. “We’ve focused in some different areas, like our set pieces and corners.”

This preparation should leave the Lions prepared to defeat a Crimson team that has lost eight straight games this season, including five straight home losses. The Crimson has struggled throughout the season, failing to score a goal in its past four games. The team has only scored 19 goals throughout the entire season, 11 of which were scored in the first two games.