ITHACA, N.Y. - With star attacker Rob Pannell still sidelined by a foot injury, the Cornell men's lacrosse team has seen its defense step up of late to keep the Big Red high in the national polls and unbeaten in Ivy League play.

After a 7-5 win at Dartmouth last weekend, Cornell is 3-1 this season in games in which it has scored fewer than 10 goals. That's a big turnaround from last season when it went 1-3 in such games.

The Big Red (7-1 overall, 3-0 Ivy League) will try to keep that defensive effort going when they host Harvard Saturday at 1 p.m.