Although the national champion Harvard women's hockey team is taking a rest over the holidays to lick its wounds after last Friday's 9-2 thrashing at the hands of the United States national team, three other Harvard squads will be in action over the break.

The men's hockey, and men's and women's basketball teams will all be on the road, from sunny Florida to snowy Vermont and out to the ponds of Minnesota.

Men's Hockey

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After a disappointing tie against Ivy foe Dartmouth, the Crimson (6-5-1, 5-3-1 ECAC) stepped up the intensity last weekend and beat Northeastern in overtime in front of 2,000 at the Bright Hockey Center to gain sole possession of first place in the ECAC.

Senior forward Matt Macleod took the feed from junior forward Chris Bala just 41 seconds into the extra period for the win and to put Harvard ahead of Colgate and Yale in the standings, who are tied for second.

With regained momentum, the Crimson heads out to the Mariucci Classic at the University of Minnesota, a round robin that features the University of Northern Michigan (13-4-1, 9-2-1 CCHA) and UMass (4-8-2, 0-6-1 Hockey East) in addition to the host Golden Gophers (6-10-2, 4-6-2 WCHA).

Mariucci Arena was the site of the men's team's 1989 national championship victory and last year's women's title game.

The Crimson will face the Golden Gophers at 7 p.m. on Dec. 29, and, pending the outcome, the next day will take on the winner or loser of the Northern Michigan-UMass game.