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BU Bakes Crimson's Beans

Weary Icemen Defeated by Terriers in Beanpot, 5-2

Against BU, Harvard went 0-for-4 in power playsituations.

The Terriers worked Harvard over for most ofthe first 20 minutes of play, but the Crimsonsomehow managed to head to the locker room with a2-2 tie.

BU got on the board at 5:43, during its firstpower play of the night.

After winning the face-off in the Harvard end,Prendergast passed to forward Mike Pomichter, whofed scoring star junior David Sacco in front ofthe blue line. Sacco blasted a shot andPrendergast streaked towards the net to tip itpast Hughes.

Harvard didn't get many opportunities topressure BU goalie Scott Cashman in the earlygoing--the Terriers outshot the Crimson 7-2 in thefirst six minutes of play--but when it did, theCrimson produced.

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Harvard capitalized on its first serious flurryof shots with around eight minutes remaining inthe period. After turning away a bevy of Crimsonshots, Cashman allowed senior Tim Burke toredirect a Flomenhoft shot into the net to tiethe score at one.

BU came back just over a minute later, whenjunior Mike Bavis guided in a teammate's blue lineshot to reclaim the lead for the Terriers.

Harvard tied the game at two on a stunningKevin Sneddon blue-line bullet at 18:04 which leftno one more surprised then Sneddon himself.

The Crimson fended off the Terriers for theremainder of the first period and the beginning ofthe second frame.

BU managed to touch Harvard again, however, at7:06 on a carbon copy of the team's second goal.Bavis sent in a shot from the right side whichfreshman Rich Brennan pushed by Hughes for thescore.

While the Terriers couldn't manage any morepoints in the period, they clearly dominated afrustrated Harvard squad.

The Crimson had several breakaways in the last10 minutes of the period but couldn't convert anyof them.

Meanwhile, on defense, Harvard had all thebreaks going its way, including having an apparentlastminute Prendergast goal called back because ofa penalty.

Prendergast got his revenge, however, with hisearly third-period tally to make the score 4-2.

The Terriers padded their lead when Bavisscored his second goal of the evening.CrimsonMike F. KoehlerSEAN MCCANN duels with BU's DAN DONATO forthe puck in a battle of defensemen. The Terriers'win was their third in three years. Parker's ninthwin makes him the all-time winningest 'Potcoach.

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