At 18:28, Prestifilippo capped the period withan unbelievable glove save on Princeton forwardSyl Apps. Apps marked a booming slap shot off arebound for the top corner from about 10 feet thatPrestifilippo snatched.

"Presto played real well," Morrell said. "Hemay have had a shaky goal at the beginning of[Friday] night, but then he said that's it--nomore."

Harvard never backed down physically to theTigers and, as it did the previous night againstHamilton, effectively checked the Tigers top guns:seniors Jeff Halpern, Scott Bertoli and Apps.

After a sluggish first period where the Tigerscaught Harvard not moving its feet and lungingafter the puck, the Crimson tightened up andinitiated the contact.

"When we are at our best is when we arephysical and skating," Adams said. "We did thattonight."

Adams and Tiger junior Benoit Morin had oneexchange after the whistle in the second that setthe tone for the rest of the game. Normal pushingand shoving ended with Adams leveling and earningboth minor penalties.

The physical play carried over into the thirdperiod when Steve Moore, who hurried his return tofill in for the injured Schwefel, flipped the puckover new Princeton goalie junior Craig Bradley ona breakaway at 3:04.

"It was a gutsy and courageous effort [byMoore] tonight," Tomassoni said. "It was nice thathe could add a goal on the breakaway."

However, that was Harvard's only shot of theperiod as the game tilted the Tigers way whenHarvard began taking penalties. At one point, theCrimson was forced to kill two consecutivefive-on-three power plays.

Referee Fred Campatelli, who called a loosegame in the second, tightened things considerablyin the third. He nabbed Harvard for a few "make-upcalls" and for a few undisciplined plays, such asan unnecessary hitting after the whistle penaltyby Clark.

"We lost our discipline at times," Tomassonisaid. "But it takes two to tango and we often gotcaught taking retaliation penalties."

Sophomore Kirk Lamb and sophomore Ethan Doyleboth scored for the Tigers, but Prestifilippo made11 saves in the period and 29 for the game.

In an example of the game's roughness, seniordefenseman Ben Storey left the game in the secondperiod after a cheap shot by Bertoli. There was noword on his injury.

On a weekend in which Harvard's best team everreturned to Cambridge, the Crimson turned in itsbest performances of the season. It picked up avery difficult four points, allowing it to moveinto a tie for eighth place with Vermont.

"We finally met the challenge this weekend,"Morrell said. "We actually took the play to them[and] played with more intensity than we've hadall season long."