However, countless Crimson shots banged off the side of the BC cage. The unlucky strikes enabled the Eagles to narrow the gap to 3-2 at the half.
In the third quarter, things fell into place for Harvard. Crosby scored on a breakaway two minutes into the second half to begin the barrage. Thirty seconds later, sophomore driver Istvan Zollei swooped in on BC's goalkeeper from the right. After drawing the overwhelmed netminder out, he found the upper-left corner of the goal to make the score 5-2.
A similar strike from Todd Schulte and another goal from Zollei put the game completely out of BC's reach, and prompted Floerchinger to clear the benches.
Four freshmen saw rare action in the fourth quarter. One of them, David Stahl, found the scoring column when he unleashed an awkward-looking attempt from ten meters out. Somehow, the shot went in, sending the Harvard bench into hysterics.
"We started slow, but finished really well," Elke said. "It's good that everyone got to play tonight."
Bayne continued to shine in goal despite a near-immobile right arm due to an injury he sustained last year. He racked up 12 saves for Harvard, seven in the fourth quarter.
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