The ploy netted the Skating Dutchmen's only goal, a well-screened blast from the center point by Jason Ralph that went over Jonas' shoulder.
But the goal did little to tarnish a strong 30-save performance for Jonas.
"Our schedule more than anything has dictated I hadn't gone to a rotation," Mazzoleni said. "We have tremendous confidence in [Jonas] and I know he's going to be our goaltender next year."
Bala finished the scoring at 17:17 of the third on assists from Chodorow and Dominic Moore.
RPI 3, Harvard 2
The memories of last year's playoffs were all too real.
RPI again managed to take advantage of the few mistakes Harvard made and goaltender Joel Laing denied most of Harvard's prime scoring chances as the Engineers won 3-2 at the Houston Field House.
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