CANTON, N.Y.--They went into the weekend demanding four points for their efforts.

They returned home with only two.

So besides smack in the middle of the ECAC race, where does that leave a 2-3-1 (2-5-1 overall) Harvard men's hockey team which lost to Clarkson on Friday and rebounded with a win against St. Lawrence the next night?

"We went into this weekend expecting four points and we only got two; therefore the weekend was not a success," said junior Craig Adams. "We need to start sweeping weekends, not splitting."

All hopes for the sweep were eradicated quickly on the first night of play when the Golden Knights skated right by the Crimson en route to a 4-1 victory at Cheel Arena.

Harvard would find some redemption the following night against St. Lawrence in the form of its 3-1 win. That "W" prevented the Crimson from leaving the Great White North empty handed, but any Harvard happiness had to be taken with a grain of salt.

"You come into the weekend expecting four points, but by losing the first night that no longer becomes possible," said sophomore goaltender J.R. Prestifilippo. "When that happens you have to expect two points from the next game. We did that so we are pleased."

Clarkson 4, Harvard 1

It can't be denied that Clarkson is not the team it was nine months ago. The loss of Hobey Baker finalist Todd White tore an extensive hole in the Golden Knight attack, and early season losses to Yale and Princeton did little to impress the skeptics. On paper that put Harvard in perfect position to dispose of the home team and extend its series lead to 37-31-6.

It would never play out that way. The bigger, stronger Clarkson team manhandled the Harvard players on both sides of the ice and penetrated the Crimson defensive zone with ease. The constant pressure materialized in 37 Golden Knight shots--33 of which Prestifilippo warded of.

"I thought that we outplayed them considerably, but Prestifilippo is one heck of a goaltender" said Clarkson Coach Mark Morris. "He made some steals that really kept them right in the game."

Ironically, at the 10:55 mark of the HARVARD  3 ST. LAWRENCE  1

HARVARD  3 CLARKSON  6

HARVARD, 3-1 at Canton, N.Y. Harvard  0  0  3  --  3 St. Lawrence  0  0  1  --  1

Third Period

SLU--DiFrancesco (Ladouceur, Harney) 8:14.

Har--Scorsune (Conklin, Millar) 12:15.