Despite posting a season-high 47 shots on net and holding the Big Red at bay with only 25 tries, Harvard could not topple Cornell. Big Red netminder Matt Underhill earned his stripes against the Crimson, making 45 stops, 33 of which came in the final two periods of play.

"This was a tough game to analyze," Mazzoleni said. "I thought we did a lot of things we needed to do. Underhill was the difference in the game."

Still smarting from having two goals recalled during the first eight minutes of play, the Crimson allowed a normally defensive-minded Cornell squad to explode early in the second stanza for three unanswered goals in 2:37.

Big Red winger Stephen Baby netted the final goal in the trio at 4:53 in the middle frame to seal the game for Cornell by beating Jonas one-on-one with a wrist shot.

It appeared the Crimson had jumped to an early lead at 1:12 in the opening stanza. Steve Moore left a drop pass to Kolarik in the left circle. Kolarik quickly moved the puck to Packard at the crease, but the official recalled Packard's goal because the puck had been knocked in off his skate.

Looking to redeem himself, Packard struck again at 8:16 but Kim was bowled in to the net, knocking it off its moorings only a fraction of a second before Packard's tally. Upon further review thanks to video replay, the referee recalled Packard's second would-be goal.

Still reeling from the Crimson's offensive pressure, the Big Red instead looked to its strengths--the power play--to gain the advantage.