RPI knotted the game at three, 9:41 into the final period, when freshman forward Kelly Askew flicked a quick wristshot by Roy off a feed from senior defender Ivan Moore.

The Crimson had several chances to score for the remainder of the game, with Martins--playing in his first game after sustaining a shoulder injury against Princeton--leading the way.

With freshman forward Bryan Lonsinger forced to fill in on the blue-line for re-injured Derek Maguire, Tomassoni went to Martins repeatedly at the end of the game.

So Close

The freshman almost delivered, creating close chances with sophomore defender Sean McCann at the end of the third and with freshman forward Brad Konik in overtime.

"It was really close. I had a couple of chances. That goalie played well," a distraught, tear-filled Martins said after the game, his left shoulder resting beneath a bulky bag of ice.

"We just tried to be aggressive at the end," Tomassoni said. "We had some great chances. I thought we scored a few times, but it didn't go in."

RPI goalie Neil Little registered 10 saves in overtime, to bring his game total to a mammoth 42.

The decisive shift came six minutes into overtime, when sophomore defender Lou Body was signalled for a questionable holding penalty at 6:18.

Harvard successfully contained RPI for the first minute, but the Engineers began to pressure the Crimson in the second half of the power play.

At 8:09, Perrardi, cheating behind the net, picked up the puck and floated it across the crease to an awaiting Gabriel.