Harvard 4, RPI 2
Providence 2, Yale 1
Clarkson 2, St. Lawrence 1
Tiebreaker--St. Lawrence 3, Clarkson 0
UNH 6, BU 3
Semi-final Pairings
UNH (3) vs. Harvard (2)
St. Lawrence (4) vs. Providence (1)
First, Busconi headmanned the puck to Wheeler, giving the ex-tennis star and Burke a two-on-one. Wheeler's shot went wide, but he collided with Fink, leaving an open net for Burke when he grabbed the rebound off the back boards.
And seven minutes later, Wheeler again carried the puck on a two-on-one, this time with Busconi, dishing it off to the right wing to set up Harvard's second goal.
Another Crimson two-on-one--Greg Chalmers and Brad Kwong this time--led to a 3-1 lead in the third period. The Engineers responded with a power-play tally three minutes later, but just two minutes after that Mark Fusco's slapshot settled the issue.
THE NOTEBOOK: Harvard's win not only earned it a berth in the ECAC final four, but also virtually sewed up a spot in the NCAA quarterfinals the following weekend...Blair, who made great glove saves on RPI's Mike Dark and Frank Ferrara to keep the Engineers' margin at one, lowered his goals-against mark for the season to 2.60...Harvard raised its overall record to 19-8-1...UNH will be making its fourth appearance in the ECAC semis in the last seven years. R, Adam Oates (Mike Dark, George Servinis) 9:05; H, Dave Burke (Rob Wheeler, Mark Fusco) 4:20; H, Brian Busconi (Wheeler, Burke) 11:24; H, Greg Chalmers (Greg Britz, Brad Kwong) 10:51; R, Tim Friday (Oates) 13:51; H, M. Fusco (Scott Fusco, Jim Turner) 15:50. Saves: R, Gerry Fink, 6-6-12--24; H, Grant Blair, 11-8-7--26. Att.: 3100 Hockey Tickets Tickets for the ECAC semifinals and finals are already on sale at the Boston Garden. But if you want to sit in the student sections, the place to be is the Harvard Hall ticket office tomorrow at 2 p.m., armed with IDs and coupon books. Remember, there's a limit of two tickets per purchaser.