Harvard responded with a gutsy 4-3 OT victory over Northeastern.
Another loss to the Big Green, however, and the Crimson won't be answering another wake-up call until next fall.
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If Harvard can survive Dartmouth's challenge next Saturday in the ECAC semifinals, the Crimson will face the winner of the Northeastern-Brown showdown.
No. 1 Brown (22-3-3, 19-2-3) easily dealt with Niagara (17-13-3, 10-12-2), shutting it out 5-0.
Meanwhile, No. 5 Northeastern (22-8-3, 15-6-3) sent No. 7 New Hampshire (24-10-0, 17-7-0) packing with 4-3 win.
Here is a closer look at the ECAC quarter-finals:
Dartmouth 1, Providence 0 (OT2)
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