While most students are just finally getting settled back into life on campus, Harvard athletics is hitting the road. In fact, every in-season team with matchups this weekend is playing outside of Cambridge.

No. 6 men’s soccer is looking to extend its winning streak following last Saturday’s electrifying game against Stanford and a mid-week victory over Massachusetts, as it takes on No. 10 Connecticut in Storrs, Conn. tonight.

Meanwhile, the Crimson women’s soccer team has headed down south to Florida for a pair of weekend games. Harvard dropped the first contest to Central Florida, 3-0, last night in its first loss of the season but will try to bounce back and improve on its 1-1-1 record against South Florida tomorrow.

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Some valedictorians spend their free time working on their math or Spanish. Harvard freshmen Bonnie Hu and Seiji Liu spend it working on their golf swings, and they’re now at the top of more than just their high school classes. Both were named as Freshmen to Watch by Golfweek Magazine this week, impressive given the men's and women's lists each named only 20 golfers. Only six other schools in the country had freshmen named to both lists.

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New season. New coaches. New shot at the national championship

But the Radcliffe Rugby Football Club is not new to tough competition. After coming one try away from going to Nationals last fall, the squad is entering this year with a definite goal in mind: retribution.

It starts off its season this weekend at the Beantown Tournament in Amherst, Mass. Although Radcliffe plays in Division II during the main season, it will be competing in the Division I bracket for the contest. It is scheduled to play UMass Amherst and Cornell in the first round, two of the best teams in the nation.

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Each Thursday, The Crimson will compile a series of unique statistics about Harvard's sports scene. Welcome to the Magic of Numbers—without the problem sets. We'll do the math for you.

Let the countdown begin!

10 - the ranking of the Harvard men’s soccer team at the start of the year.

9 - the number of players on the Harvard women’s tennis team as it kicks off its season at the William & Mary Invitational this weekend.

8 - the number of goals the Harvard men’s water polo team scored in a one-goal loss to the Boston Metro Elite...

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Sophomore forward Brian Rogers secured The Crimson’s nod for Athlete of the Week—and deservedly so. After a game-winning goal against No. 13 Stanford under the lights last Saturday, Rogers struck again on Monday against UMass to once again break the 1-1 deadlock. But in other contests across Cambridge, a few Harvard competitors issued reminders that they too can put up noteworthy performances.

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