Despite the momentum of a thrilling first round series, the Crimson couldn't break the stifling defense of the Big Red at Lake Placid and lost, 5-2.

On a personal level, the year was a breathrough season for sophomore center Dominic Moore. The brother of the graduating captain, Dom netted 15 goals and 28 assists to become Harvard's first 40-point scorer since current New York Islander Steve Martins '95 had 60 his senior year.

Among the Crimson's abundant rookie class, forwards Tim Petit and Tyler Kolarik and defenseman Kenny Smith stood out. Petit was named to the all rookie team for his 31 point performance while Kolarik contributed 28. Smith didn't play his first game until Colorado College in December, but almost right away joined the top pairing with Capouch.

Despite the contributions of the underclassmen this year, Harvard will miss its departing seniors. Besides Jonas' heroics between the pipes, Steve Moore was right behind his younger brother among team scorers with 33 points. He leaves 18th on Harvard's alltime list in points for a career.

Assistant captain Chris Bala's speed produced 29 points in his final campaign. Though never receiving the credit of their flashier teammates, the hard work and locker room presence of defenseman Tim Stay and center Harry Schwefel were every bit as important to the Crimson's success.

"The team has come quite a ways in the last two years, Capouch said. "I think next year

we will keep moving in the right direction. We have a lot of work ahead of us, but I think we have a chance to make a lot of noise in the league and the country next year."

Harvard has more than its share of questions for next year, but the 2000-01 incarnation of the Crimson laid the groundwork so that pretty soon most of the "when was the last time" questions will stop because the current group of students will have already seen the answer.