That's exactly the margin that the Tigers held for most of the game.

Just four minutes into the first period. Princeton's pair of All-Ivy forward teamed up to put their squad on top. Laura Halldorson fed the puck to Gina Pictrangelo, who knocked it past Harvard goalie Tracy Kimmel for a 1-0 lead.

And that's where the score stayed for the next 41 minutes of play.

"We were flat," said Dooley. We just didn't have the aggressive tendencies we usually have to win."

The Crimson could produce only near-goals by forwards Liz Ward and Kelly Landry, and blueliner Julie Sasner.

And at 9:29 in the third stanza, freshman Katherine Savage wrapped up the scoring for the Tigers, nothing a goal off an assist from teammates Cynthia Griffin.

Princeton goalie, Sue Gouache got credit for the shutout, as she registered 12 save, in the afternoon. Meanwhile, at the other end of the ice, Kimmel stopped 17 shots.

Positive Feelings

Originally, we looked at this as a building year," said Dooley, who lost six players to graduation at the end of last season. "But as everything started to roll into place it proved to be more than just a building year. I still have very positive feelings about the rest of this season."

In a title race as close as this one, with squads as evenly-matched as Harvard. Princeton, and Brown, a positive outlook just might make the difference.