And with 12 saves, Blair made sure Denver didn't get on the scoreboard again.

When asked at what point in the game he thought his squad might upset the nation's number one ranked team, Blair just smiled.

"First shift," he said. NCAA Semifinal

Crimson, 5-2 at Providence Civic Center Denver (34-12-1)  1  1  0--2 Harvard (25-7-1)  1  1  3--5

First Period--1, H, Allen Bourbeau 21 (Randy Taylor, Mark Benning) 12:35; 2, D, Dwight Mathiasen 40 (Kermit Ecklebarger, Dallas Gaume) 15:16. Penalties--Bench, D, (too many men on the ice--served by Tom Moore) 5:05; Tim Barakett, H, (cross-checking) 7:38; Ed Cristofoli, D, (high-sticking) 12:35; Tom Weiss, D, (elbowing) 19:15.

Second Period--3, H, Tim Smith 26 (Lane MacDonald) :08; 4, D, David Hanson 12 (Scott Mathias, Weiss) 9:37. Penalties--Steve Armstrong, H, (holding) 1:18; Jeff Lamb, D, (hitting after the whistle) 11:05; Smith, H, (interference) 11:48; Bourbeau, H, (slashing) 13:34; Lamb, D, (hooking) 16:03.

Third Period--5, H, Smith 27 (Taylor, MacDonald) 6:31; 6, H, Andy Janfaza 3 (Jerry Pawloski, Peter Chiarelli) 16:04; 7, H, Smith 28 (unassisted) 17:05. Penalties--Mathias, D, (interfering with the goalie) 5:02; Benning, H, (tripping) 9:17; Rob Ohno, H, (hooking) 13:30.

Saves--D, Chris Olson 13-6-6--25; H, Grant Blair 8-18-12--38.

A--7614