The Terriers clung to a narrow 1-0 lead for most of the game as Harvard senior goaltender J.R. Prestifilippo kept the Crimson in the game through the first two periods.

"Presto played very well and did an exceptional job for us tonight," Mazzoleni said. "He was the reason it was close. He kept us in the game."

Prestifilippo turned aside 30 of 33 shots on the night--B.U. added an empty net goal--and was the only reason the Crimson had a chance to win tonight.

The Terriers outshot the Crimson 8-1 in the opening ten minutes of the game, but Prestifilippo's sharp netminding turned what could have been a rout into a nerve-rackingly close game for the B.U. faithful.

B.U. opened the scoring midway through the first on a power play goal from Baker, assisted by sophomore defenseman Pat Aufiero and freshman blueliner Freddy Meyer.

Working the point, Aufiero slid a pass to Meyer who wound up as if to shoot, only to fire a quick pass to Baker who was open in the slot.

With Prestifilippo out of position, Baker slipped a perfectly-placed wrist shot past the outstretched glove of the Crimson netminder, who had left most of the net wide-open, coming out to cut the angle on what initially appeared to be a shot from the point.