Harvard defeated the University of New Hampshire skaters 9-5 at Watson Rink Saturday night, in a game that overflowed with goals, penalties, fights, and generally sloppy play.

The Crimson dominated the slow-moving first period, even though another Cooney Welland shuffle failed to work. The coach started defensemen Bob Clark and Chip Seammon at the wings, but they were usually unable to control the action.

Pete Miller scored first halfway through the period, on a fine pass from Tag Demment. UNH's Dude Thorn tied tided up three minutes later with the first of his three goals. A short rebound goal by Clark and a slapshot by Demmeut gave the Crimson a 3-1 lead after 20 minutes.

If you were still awake for the second period, you saw something that looked like a three-ring circus. Dude Thorn's second score was sandwiched between goals by Harvard's Bob Fredo and Gordon Price all three tallies coming within the span of 52 seconds. Dennis McCullough added another at 7:51, but Harvard's lead was not yet safe.

Nine minutes into period two, defense-man Brad Houston, who played about 40 minutes and did something illegal to anyone be could get his hands on, lifted a high pop fly from center ice that somehow plopped right in.

Joe Bartlett cut the Harvard lead to 5-4 at 12:13, as he pounced on an errant Crimson clearing pass deflected by Colin Sutherland. Meanwhile, Harvard skaters were making regular trips to the penalty bok Kent Parrot and Dude Thorn began to get pushy they were each offered two minutes of sedentary meditation.

Price broke his stick with a slapshot that UNH goalie Colin Clark stopped, but Garrity sliced in the rebound and Harvard was ahead by three after two periods.

Sophomore Don Grimble scored twice in the third period, with a beautiful pass from Fredo setting up the first one. Thorn got his third on a rebound of his own shot. But most of the action was in the corner and in the penalty box. Ben Smith and Thorn had a little wrestling match, with Fitzsimmons coming over to referee. Demment, Price, Bob Carr, and Smith (two infractions) kept the Harvard sin seats warm.

The New Hampshire freshman beat their Crimson counterparts 1-0 earlier in the afternoon, although Harvard outplayed the visitors most of the way.