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Mars and Venus

The other men's semi-final was no less predictable.

Everything went according to plan for No. 5 Boston College (18-7-1), who buried Northeastern with a hat trick courtesy of freshman forward Krys Kolanos.

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On paper, the story of this year's men's and women's Beanpots appears inseparable.

Two dominating national title contenders faced off against substantially weaker opponents in both tournaments.

That analysis, however, would be far too simple.

Whereas the scores are similar in all four games, the final tallies hide the real story.

To their credit, both Harvard and Northeastern kept their respective games close when facing rosters laced with more talent than their own.

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