The Crimson's senior winger Brian Farrell scored the back-breaker at 6:43 of the third--another power-play goal assisted by Maguire and Martins.

The goal came after some pretty interior passing around the slot which left Bandurski sprawled out of position and Farrell a net-size opening.

With the game fairly in hand, the action turned ugly for a few moments late in the third as a near brawl erupted in the Cornell goal crease.

The skirmish developed after a wild flurry deep in Cornell's zone, which saw several players pile up into the goal. The fists were already loose when the whistle was blown and only after several minutes were the referees able to restore order and assess penalties. The melee resulted in two pairs of incidental minors and a roughing call on freshman Stewart Swenson, a last-minute sub for freshman Ethan Philpott.

"We knew Cornell was going to be real physical," Tomassoni said. "It was clutch and grab the whole way."

The final goal of the night for Harvard came on a break-away empty-net goal at 18:01 by freshman Joe Craigen, who was assisted by Swenson.

The Crimson ended the game 3-6 on power plays, and Tracy finished the contest with 22 saves and his first shut-out of the season.

Beanpot Tonight: Harvard will face Boston College tonight in the final of the 42nd Annual Beanpot Tournament.

The Eagles defeated the Huskies of Northeastern in their semifinal game last Monday in a thrilling, double-overtime 5-4 game that saw John Joyce score the game-winner almost 87 minutes into the game. Harvard beat B.U. in its semifinal 4-2. HARVARD, 4-0 at Bright Arena Cornell  0  0  0  --  0 Harvard  1  1  2  --  4

First Period

Har--martins 15 (Baird, Maguire) 5:20 (PP).

Second Period

Har--Martins 16 (McCann, Baird) 10:26 (PP).

Third Period

Har--Farrell 19 (Martins, Maguire) 6:43 (PP).

Har--Craigen 4 (Swenson) 18:01 (PP).

Saves:Cor--Bandurski 11-10-13-34: Har--Tracy 5-10-7-22.