And with just under eight minutes left in the second overtime period, Brown had thought it had finally gotten its break.

Freshman Marcio snuck through the Crimson defense and just as he was breaking in alone on Harvard goaltender Jordan Dupuis, senior Ricky Le slidetackled Marcio from behind. After a decision which infuriated the Brown bench, the referee signaled a no-call and play resumed.

"That was a penalty kick I think," Locker said. "[The referee] had missed two handballs in a row on Brown in the first half so I think he felt that he would give Harvard a break. He set himself up for something like that to happen."

The Crimson attempted to take advantage of the non-call with 2:45 left in the second overtime period.

Harvard got its best chance when freshman Matt Edwards blistered a shot that clanked off the cross-bar. That blast, as did all 13 overtime shots, missed the mark so after 30 minutes of sudden death overtime, a tie was all that both teams were left with.

"I wasn't sure what kind of effort I would get because there wasn't a lot on the line for us as there was for Brown," Locker said. "But what I saw was indicative of what kind of a team this is. This is a group of guys with a lot of pride and character."

Indeed as the Crimson team wandered off the field, exhausted and beaten, there were no frowns and for the first time after a long season, there were no regrets.

"I was so tired, everyone was, but you would never know watching," McLaughlin said. "Everyone gave it everything they had and I am just real glad to be a part of this team. Even though we didn't win, everyone played their hearts out. This is a great way to go out as far as I am concerned."

And after a season which became more frustrating with each passing game, there was no better way to end its Ivy campaign then the way it did last night at Stevenson Field.