Cornell also had a lead earlier in the period, as Sam Paolini put the Big Red up 2-1 just 12 seconds into the period. However, freshman Tom Cavanagh knotted things up with his first collegiate goal less than two minutes later.

Harvard sophomore Tim Pettit scored the first goal of the game at 16:07 of the opening period. The Big Red made it 1-1 at 2:32 of the second on a score byKrzysztof Wieckowski.

Harvard 6, Colgate 1

The Crimson jumped out to a quick lead on Saturday night and never looked back.

Just 1:35 into the contest, senior Jeff Stonehouse put a rebound past Colgate goaltender Jason Lefevre for his first goal of the season and a 1-0

Harvard lead.

Midway through the period, the Raiders looked to tie the score by applying good offensive pressure on the power play.

That aggressiveness soon harmed Colgate, though, as a turnover in theHarvard zone quickly created an odd-man rush going the other way. Nowak brought the puck down and made a picture-perfect pass to teammate Dennis

Packard, who put it past Lefevre for a 2-0 Crimson lead with 10:09 to play in the first period.

“It was our game plan going in to press when they were on the power play,” Packard said. “Brett did a nice job and put the puck right on my stick.”

The eventual game-winner, Packard’s goal was both Harvard’s first shorthanded tally and his own first on the season.

Sophomore Kenny Smith then made it a three-goal advantage on a wrister from the blue line that beat Lefevre high to his glove side with just over a minute to play in the period.

Colgate came out strong in the second period, and made it a two-goal game on Kyle Doyle’s goal at the 7:25 mark.

The Raiders, however, would not draw any closer the rest of the way.