Harvard got a sterling performance from its backup goalie, junior Dickie McEvoy, who replaced Blair with 16 minutes left in the game.

McEvoy--who hadn't played in two years--stopped 11 Brown shots while giving Blair a chance to rest for the first game of the Beanpot tournament tonight at Boston Garden.

"It felt great," McEvoy said. "I was a little nervous at first. But once I got into it, I was all right."

McEvoy wasn't the only new face on the ice for Harvard. The Crimson sported arevamped fourth line that included Greg Chalmers,back from a semester off, and Butch Cutone, whohad been injured for the last month. Formerfourth-liners Nick Carone and Andy Janfaza weremoved down to the JV team.

"We wanted to try out some new players," Clearysaid. "We just can't be complacent at this point."

Although Cutone played center for most ofSaturday's game, he was switched to defense whenChris Biotti went down with a knee injury.

Biotti's status is questionable for tonight'sgame. "It's just a wait and see situation," Clearysaid.

If Biotti is unable to play, Cutone willprobably replace him. And Carone will likelyrejoin his old line