Dutchmen winger Jason Ralph one-timed a pass from linemate Clark Jones from the center of the right circle that went high past Jonas, the second top-shelf tally on Jonas in 22 seconds.

The loss to Union put a damper on what began as a solid weekend. The Crimson started off its stint in the Capital District strongly with a 1-0 blanking of Rensselaer Friday night at Houston Field House.

"We're like a tidal wave," Harvard coach Mark Mazzoleni said. "We have our highs, and we have our lows, and only time is going to change that."

A gritty win over the snake-bitten Engineers was exactly what the doctor ordered, giving Harvard it's first season sweep over R.P.I. since the 1995-96 season, and senior goaltender Oli Jonas's second shutout of the season.

"We'll take a 1-0 win over R.P.I. any day," Jonas said. "We needed that win. think that means we'll have home ice. Now we're fired up."

The Crimson claimed revenge as well, considering that its victory all but sends R.P.I. on the road for the first round of the playoffs, the exact fate that the Engineers handed Harvard last season with a 2-0 blanking over the Crimson at the end of the the stretch run.

While the victory itself was not a complete shock, the scoreboard certainly was. Both teams are notorious for playing fast-skating, open-ice games, but it took only a single goal to hold R.P.I. at bay.