Although it was a much
closer game than the November loss to the Crimson, the Union Dutchmen could not
pull off a win on January 4 and fell to Harvard 3-1. Outstanding goaltending on
both ends of the ice was the story of the game, with Dov
Grumet-Morris claiming the win with 29 saves.
Both teams were
scoreless through the first period and into the second until Tom Cavanagh scored at the conclusion of a Harvard penalty.
Brett Nowak made it a two-goal game with only one second remaining in the
period.
Dominic Moore scored at 7:31 of the third to put the Crimson up by three with Tim Pettit
getting his second assist of the night. Union's Glenn Sanders got Union on the board at 15:25 with a penalty shot, taken after Harvard's Noah Welch was
assessed a hooking penalty. Sanders' goal was his first of the season as well
as Union's first successful penalty shot in its Division I history.
Prior to the goal, Sanders had three assists in 17 games played.
Union pulled goalie Kris Mayotte late in the third but was unable to score with the
man-advantage. Mayotte made 28 saves for Union while Grumet-Morris made 29.
Despite the 3-1 loss, Union played a much more
disciplined game than in the earlier contest, taking 14 penalty minutes instead
of the 58 assessed in their previous meeting with the Crimson. The penalty
killing improved, sitting at 80% vs. Harvard compared to the 62.5% in their
most recent games vs. Minnesota – Duluth. For the first time
since their December 8 win vs. Iona, the Dutchmen put 30 shots on goal. They
had averaged 22 shots on goal in the previous three games.