"It is really impressive how Harvard has so much stamina and how much Botterill and Shewchuk play, but they just get better and better as the game goes along, " said Providence Coach Bob Deraney. "In the overtime we kept thinking they were going to get tired, but they didn't."

A loss to the Friars would have meant elimination from the tournament and ended Harvard's chances of being among the four teams chosen to compete for the national championship.

No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth, the recently crowned WCHA tournament champion, and No. 1 Dartmouth, the ECAC regular season champion, should both be locks for the NCAA tournament.

That leaves the Crimson in a race for the last two Frozen Four spots along with St. Lawrence and Minnesota.

The Crimson finished the season with a 10-3 record at Bright, including a 10-1 record after opening the season with two losses at home during Botterill's and Shewchuk's absence.

Aside from Shewchuk, it was also the final home game for co-captain Angie Francisco, forward Tara Dunn, defenseman Julie Rando, and winger Kiirsten Suurkask.