"The first period looked like football."
Late in the third period, hockey had replaced football and the Crimson was in control.
Sophomore Tim Barakett, back at center after a brief stint at wing, got the final Crimson goal.
Barakett, who hadn't tallied in seven games, came down the left side and whistled a shot by Marotta high to the far post to ice the game.
"I'm very, very happy," Barakett said after the game. "I've had so many good chances, it felt good."
Lane MacDonald was also feeling fine after scoring the oddest goal of the game with just six seconds left in the first period.
MacDonald worked the puck around the back of the net and stuffed the puck in the right side. The goal judge didn't light the lamp and the whistle blew.
When Marotia reached down to get the puck, however, it was apparent that it was lodged behind his skate almost six inches over the goal line.
The referee awarded the goal and the Crimson enjoyed a belated celebration, despite a lengthy Princeton protest.
MacDonald's score and Taylor's score both came in the last 20 seconds of a period, which gave the Crimson a pair of big psychological lifts going into the dressing room.
Nonetheless it was Princeton that scored first in the middle period At 6:2a Tim Driscoll took a beautiful Greg Hamilton feed in the lot and took Blair high and left.
Harvard a killer B's answered less than two minutes later which defenseman Mark Benning took a feed from Barakett, and Brian Busconi and fooled Marotta with a left point blast that gave the Crimson blue-liner his second score in as many games.
Pat Brodeur evened things up for the Tigers when he tapped home the rebound of a Abrecht hot right in front.
Brodeur's goal reined game and jet Princeton put its five-man wall backup.
But Taylor would smash that wall--and Princeton's upset minded dreams-seven minutes later.
THE NOTEBOOK: Freshman Scott Farden played his first full game as a wing. Barden moved up to the third line and classmate Don Sweeney returned to the blue line from wing...Fusco's 18-game point streak is 15 games longer than the next longest Crimson streak of three games by MacDonald...Sophomore Pete Chiarelli, back to the varsity after a five game absence, took over as the second line right wing and played well. First period-T. H. Lane and MacDonald (Scott Fusco. Jim Smith) 19:54. Penalities Clat Abrechi, P (interterence) 9:17. Second period-2. P. Jim Driscoll (Caeg Hamilion. Allan Gray) 6:24 1. H. Mark Benning .(Jim Barakett, Brian Busconn 8:15 4, P. Pat Broduct (Abrecht, Steve Biss) 12:09 5. Randy Taylor (Benning 1943 Penalties Brad Kwong. H. (toughing) 10:11. Giant Blair. H (toughing), served by Rick Henecy) 10:11, Rob Scheucr. P (holding) 17:48. Abrecht, P (tripping) 18:01. Third period-6 H. Fusco (Taylor Benning) 1:36, H. Barakett (Kwong, Bussone) 16:24 Penalties. Jim Osbrer. P (hitting from behind) 0.18, Busscom. H (interference) 2.20, Gray P (changing) 9.53, Blair. H (cross checking) 14.17 Saves P. Dave Marona 10.15 30: H. Blair 6-6.7 19.