POTSDAM, N.Y.--Okay, so maybe a Crimson sweep over St. Lawrence and Clarkson was asking a little too much.

How about a split with the dreaded North Country duo? I don't think we'll hear anyone complaining, especially since Harvard shed another monkey from its back on Saturday with a 3-1 win over the Golden Knights, its first success against the squad since 1996.

"It will be nice to have movies on the bus ride home for once after this trip," sophomore center Dominic Moore said. "Most of the guys on this team, including myself, didn't know what it meant to win up here."

A solid 3-1 victory over the Golden Knights was a sweet conclusion to what began as an utter disappointment.

Coming off of an unfortunate but hard-fought loss to No. 4 Boston College, no one expected the Crimson to succumb so easily to the Saints. Harvard's lackluster performance allowed St. Lawrence's only dominant line to combine for all six goals in its 6-3 win over Harvard Friday night.

"We came out flat, and did not play an inspired game," Harvard Coach Mark Mazzoleni said. "Was that the same team out there?"

No, Coach, it wasn't.

The team that shut down Colgate and Boston University and played its heart out against the Eagles was not the same squad that took the ice against St. Lawrence. The reported 15 NHL scouts in attendance picked an inopportune time to watch the Crimson, as it turned in its most bland performance this year.