“Obviously, Kyle Richter played incredible [this weekend],” Rogers said. “He made some great saves for us.”

This is the first time Harvard has defeated the Tigers this season, after a 3-3 overtime tie in November and a 2-1 loss at the end of January.

The difference for the Crimson is consistency, the ability to play a full three-period game rather than a match of shining moments and mental breakdowns.

“[Tonight] our team really bought into the system...and followed it consistently whatever the score was,” Biega said. “I think we’ve really started to play 60 minutes and are sticking collectively to our strategy.”

Although Harvard has had an unpredictable season, it exemplified this weekend that it may be reaching its potential. After streaks of wins and losses throughout the season, perhaps it has found a working strategy.

“I think this team is capable of doing wonderful things,” Biega said. “The key is just to show up every night...and leave everything on the ice.”

The Crimson may have only survived the first round of ECAC play, but the sweep provided it with not only two victories, but also momentum moving forward in the postseason. Harvard will hit the road again next weekend to play ***RESULT***

“I think our mindset going forward is a confident one,” Rogers said. “If we bring our best and smartest effort, we can beat everyone.”

—Staff writer B. Marjorie Gullick can be reached at gullick@college.harvard.edu.