"When we didn't get that first one like we had hoped I didn't know how we would respond because of the youngness and the youth that we have," Tomassoni said. "But I think that they showed that they are a fairly mature group because they came out after a hard, physical game [against Clarkson] and played their best period of the season."

Yet despite the constant firepower which forced Heffler to make 40 total saves, the game was still scoreless with 12 minutes remaining.

"It feels good and it's nice to get so many shots on the board," Adams said. "But the fact is we need to score."

Just when it appeared that Harvard was well on its way to its first 0-0 deadlock finish since 1929, Saints' captain Paul DiFrancesco rifled home a loose puck in front of the Harvard net for the 1-0 lead.

Thoughts of zero points on the weekend hung heavily over the Crimson bench for another four minutes until sophomore Matt Scorsune broke the spell with the equalizer.

"There was no panic on the bench," Tomassoni said. "The kids knew that even though they had been snake-bitten through the first two periods that they were going to come back. You could just sense that."

Thanks to stellar goaltending by Prestifilippo (63 total saves on the weekend), Harvard and St. Lawrence remained tied until the Crimson exploded for what would prove to be the game winner with 1:52 left in the game.

After hitting the post on his first shot, Adams continued his forward motion and slapped a second chance at Heffler. Even though he didn't see the puck hit net, Adams knew something good had happened.

"Chris [Bala] did a great job getting me the puck and I shot it, but I never saw it go in," Adams said. "All I saw were the water bottles moving on top of the net and I knew it had gone in."

An empty netter by Adams capped off the dramatic third period and gave Harvard a much-needed two points.

"We harped as a staff all week long on the expectation of coming up here and getting four points," Tomassoni said. "But this was a big win. This was a character win and a team win."

And Harvard will waste no time in getting another ECAC contest under its belt before Christmas break as it faces BrownCrimsonMatthew R. CordellLONG BOMB: Freshman GRAHMAN MORRELL and his teammates launched 43 shots Saturday afternoon against St. Lawrence. Saints' goaltender ERIC HEFFLER gave up three goals in the Crimson's 3-1 victory.