Amidst all the fighting, Gellard managed to net St. Lawrence's sixth and final goal at 7:48.
Emotions boiled over from both the players and Mazzoleni as it because clear that the Saints would steal the win. Mazzoleni, initially upset over a fan-aided whistling of Turco for holding, boiled into a rage over a disputed Harvard line change. Mazzoleni, usually very quiet behind the bench, engaged in a heated exchange with the referee and the team suffered a bench minor for delay of game at 10:46.
"I didn't understand what he was saying to me. I knew it was going to be a four-on-four situation, and all I wanted to do was put Allman and Macleod out in our defensive zone to have some stability out there," Mazzoleni said. "That's when he came over to the bench and I asked him for an interpretation."
The Crimson posted two goals within three minutes from Scorsune and captain Trevor Allman, to narrow the final margin of victory.
Jonas made a career high 40 saves in defeat.
Clarkson 5, Harvard 2
"It's been a long process, and we're not consistent. We haven't had much puck-luck, and we lost a couple of people for personal reasons," Clarkson Coach Mark Morris said. "We had a purpose to play hard because [former Clarkson assistant coach] Ron Rolston was on the Harvard bench tonight."
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