"Melissa just had surgery, and she got a hardship waiver just so she could be on the roster," Stone said. "Tonight is the only night she's playing, and we wanted to get her one more opportunity to score."
Harvard could have scored many more times, but as in the second period, the Crimson opted to pass around the zone, swerving away from net on breakaways and passing up open nets for possession.
Towards the end of the final stanza, the Crimson began to take a number of slap shots from the point, but Connor had no problem holding the deficit at seven.
"Give credit to B.U. tonight," Stone said. "Their goaltender played especially well and they really came with a serious effort."
The Crimson will play Northeastern in the championship next Monday night, after B.U. faces B.C. in the consolation game. The Huskies topped B.C. last night 7-0 in the evening's first game.
The meeting will be the third straight Beanpot title match between the Crimson and the Huskies. Harvard beat Northeastern 7-6 in overtime last year.
Before they get a chance at to take home their second straight pot, however, the Crimson has to weather a tough weekend on the road.
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