With under three minutes elapsed, Union star forward Craig Ferrero scored in his eighth straight game, tipping a Scott Whitney shot past Hughes and pulling within one.

But the Dutchmen defense wouldn't allow Ferrero to keep Union in the game. Sneddon quickly padded the Harvard lead, pushing his first career tally past Villa on the right side as Villa was caught cheating to the left.

Freshman forward Ben Coughlin continued Harvard's scoring by pushing two more past the porous Union defense to give the Crimson a 5-1 advantage.

The Crimson's prosperity was short-lived, however, as Union tallied twice with under 5 minutes left in the period. Dutchmen forwards Clifford and Bill McKenna, each notched a goal, cutting the Harvard lead to 5-3 as the teams entered the locker room.

Both teams came out flying in the final period. This time, both teams skated as well as they hit.

Harvard continued to dominate the offense, but Union capitalized on the Crimson's defensive breakdowns. Bill Railton punished Hughes from the right circle four minutes into the period to bring the Dutchmen to within one, 5-4.

Harvard answered two minutes later when Jim Coady stuffed the puck by Villa on a beautiful feed from Michel Breistroff.

Steve Flomenhoft netted an empty-net goal with two seconds remaining to put the Crimson up by two goals, finally allowing Harvard to breathe easily.