Instead, Connecticut capitalized on a Harvard miscue. At 39:57, senior goaltender Scott Salisbury softly rolled the ball out to junior backfielder Ping Li. A hustling Huskie stole the outlet, and passed to teammate Dan Sapienze who tallied.

(Both Li and Salisbury would more than atone for their miscommunication through tenacious play and a key save by Salisbury with a minute left.)

No Cracks Under Pressure

Rather than breaking, Harvard thrived on pressure in this game. The Crimson Actively sought it and gave Connecticut more than the Huskies could handle.

"I think it's a credit to our coach," Luzak said. "Even with two of our defensemen out, I thought our coach was able to bring our team together and everyone played well.

"The coach in playing a high-pressure defense. It's a high-pressure attack. We're pressing the ball in their end, trying to win the ball on their third of the field."

The stratagem worked beautifully against Connecticut. And how does Coach Locker feel?

"It feels good, unbelievable. We've still got a lot of growth to show, but they're finding a way to win which is something I don't think they believed they could do in the past. That is very encouraging and positive."

HARVARD, 2-1 at Ohiri Field Connecticut  1  0  --1 Harvard  0  2  --2

G: Connecticut--Sapienze; Harvard--Wojick, Swaim. A: Connecticut--Elliven; Harvard--Luzak (2). S:Connecticut--Saeth (2); Harvard--Salisbury (4).