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By Timothy J. Mcginn, Crimson Staff Writer March 11, 2005

That, in turn, allows the Saints to keep the puck hemmed in at their opponent’s end of the ice and, if successful, dictate the pace of play and cash in an opportunistic goal or two.

“I mean they really keep the puck in there and when they get buzzing it can be really challenging,” Reese said. “We’ve been working on ways to beat that...and I think that’s probably the strongest part of their game. The whole key to their game is to try to get the puck in deep and control it.”

TALKING ’WISE

Despite its long weekend, the Crimson actually moved up a spot and into seventh in the pairwise rankings (PWR), used to forecast NCAA tournament invitees, while solidifying its hold on several of the head-to-head comparisons that determine precisely where a team falls among other teams under consideration.

Last Saturday alone, losses by U. Mass-Lowell, New Hampshire, and Dartmouth—all of which were within striking distance in the PWR—improved Harvard’s relative standing, a perfect evening besmirched only by a Boston University win and two third-period Ohio State goals, which earned the Buckeyes a tie with Miami.

“I think it’s been great the last week and a half, the teams that have won for us,” Reese said. “I feel like every team that we want to win has won. So I don’t think it can work that much better. As long as we win this weekend, I have no doubt that we’ll make the tournament either way but we want to win the conference again and then get ourselves the automatic bid. Obviously that’s the main goal and it starts this weekend.”

OF NOTE

Harvard seniors Dov Grumet-Morris and Brendan Bernakevitch were named to the ECAC’s All-Academic team yesterday. Members must maintain a grade-point average of 3.0 or above while competing in half their school’s games, or, in the case of goaltenders, playing a third of the team’s minutes in net...Grumet-Morris continues to lead the nation with a .947 save percentage. He is second with a 1.58 goals-against average...With his goal against Dartmouth on Feb. 25, sophomore Ryan Maki tied assistant captain Tom Cavanagh for the team lead with nine.

—Staff writer Timothy J. McGinn can be reached at mcginn@fas.harvard.edu.