Freshman Tim Petit scored at 9:36 of the first period to give Harvard a 2-0 lead before Brian Sullivan and Cummings evened it up at 12:10 and 12:57, respectively. Assistant captains Chris Bala and Pete Capouch rounded out the scoring for Harvard at :37 and 17:06 of the second period, respectively. Bala's goal came on a nice feed from Steve Moore on the power play.

The loss further exposed all the holes in the Harvard team defensively and certainly does not bode well for a critical home series against Clarkson and St. Lawrence this weekend. The Crimson received some further bad news when Petit left the game in the second period with a broken jaw. It is unclear how much time he will miss with that injury.

Since Harvard last won the Beanpot in 1993, it has just three wins in the tournament.

"I guarantee you I will sit in the winner's circle one day, but it takes time to build up a program," Mazzoleni said. "That's why they gave me a five year deal. [Athletic Director] Billy Cleary '56 knows where we are at right now.

Sophomore winger Brett Nowak did not dress last night because of an injury and freshman defenseman Dave McCulloch was benched after a viscous cross-check in the waning moments of the Darmouth loss.