After that dazzling display, chants of "Jonas" from a stunned Crimson crowd echoed off the walls in reverence.
And at 9:32 in the final frame, sophomore center Dom Moore brought the masses to their feet with the game-winning goal, his 10th of the season.
Dom, who has quickly become Harvard's specialty teams whiz this season, poke-checked the puck into the neutral zone off the faceoff in his own zone. Moore skirted a Colgate defenseman and wheeled down the ice to come in alone on goaltender David Cann. Cann stopped the initial backhander, but Moore batted home his own rebound to put the Crimson up 2-1.
After Friday's performance, Harvard fans were only too happy to return Saturday night.
With the help of the band, Crimson students were often successful in drowning out the cheers and jeers of Cornell crazies. They even had a few choice comments for the visiting fans and the Big Red itself. A perennial favorite is the band's mockery of the Cornell band's red-and-white striped uniforms:
"Hey, Cornell band, we found Waldo!"
However, Cornell held a decided advantage in the first period, jumping to an early two-goal lead. Two insurance goals to knock Harvard down a few pegs put the Big Red in a prime position, considering that the squad's strength is its tight defense and outstanding goaltending.
But even a scoreless second stanza didn't take the Crimson crowd out of the game. In fact, as Harvard started to build momentum through the final two periods, the fans only became more energized. And creative.
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