Bryan Lonsinger threaded the needle again from the point, and guess what? Pumping fists! Even the bench roared, for the drought had ended--finally.

"[On the power play], we just tried to put the puck on net," Tomassoni said. "Once you get that first one, it just seems to give everybody a boost...it's infectious."

Even Tripp Tracy showed an incredible amount of emotion last night, constantly congratulating teammates, the junior reveled in a rink he never thought he would ever play in again.

And what about the emotion of the defense?

Once again, the bruising blueliners kept speedy forwards in check, and just gave that little bit extra.

"We were fired up to play," junior defenseman Peter McLaughlin said. "This game was for third place; coach hammered that into our heads all week and we responded well."

If there ever was a house of emotion, it was Houston Field House.

But after three consecutive power play goals, the 4,200 plus emitted only a deafening silence.

Maybe the building hasn't been kind to the Crimson of late, but perhaps coach Ronn Tomassoni--an RPI grad himself--put it best. "We've beaten them at the right times, and tonight was one of those times."