But soon the score was tied, 5-5.
And with three minutes left in the game, Spartan forward Mike Donnelly slipped a shot into the Harvard net.
Now, the Crimson needed Scott Fusco.
Because in the biggest game of the season, his team couldn't win without him.
"I would like to think I could have made a difference," Fusco said. "You never know."
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But Saturday he was just one of 9124 spectators.
And he was on crutches.
And as time ran out, he could only cheer. And hope.
"I was just hoping we would win," Fusco said. "But there was nothing I could do."