The defense also tightened up, allowing just 24 shots against an excellent Engineer offense on Friday and 30 against Union. Most Skating Dutchmen shots came either on the power play or after the outcome was no longer in doubt.

"We only gave up two five-on-five goals all weekend," Mazzoleni said. "Off defensive turnovers we were able to generate offense in our transition game and that's something we've been harping on since Day One."

With the win, Harvard now has a little momentum heading into a break in its ECAC schedule. The Crimson has one more conference game before Christmas, Dec. 17 at Dartmouth, and doesn't gear up for another ECAC opponent until Jan. 7 when it hosts Yale.

Harvard 5, Union 1

The success of Union has been perhaps the biggest surprise of this season. The perennial ECAC doormats have clawed out a respectable .500 record--eighth in the conference.

But on Saturday, the Crimson met the Union it has come to know and count on beating.

From the opening face-off, Harvard outworked a hard-working team, and outhustled a team that only wins by pouncing on the puck before the opposition. And Snee, who is perhaps the most underrated goalie in the league, was off his game.

With the Crimson already ahead 1-0 off a wrist shot by junior winger Scott Turco that Snee badly misplayed, Bala extended the lead to 2-0 on the power play.