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The highly decorated senior had backed up his captaincy with an impressive 113 saves by the end of the Crimson’s season and was named to the All-Northern Division team twice in his career.
Instead, Balaraman stepped up in the 2009 season and recorded 116 saves in 13 games, including an inspired 13-save performance against then-No. 11 Princeton at the Princeton Invitation in September and several 11-save games throughout the season.
“Nikhil went from being a backup to a senior starter and leader of the team,” junior co-captain Bret Voith said. “He took it very seriously, and you could see it in practice everyday and before games, during games, after games...
Harvard improved to 3-3 in conference play and 7-17 overall.
“Nikhil was especially valuable because he played up to big situations,” Atkinson said. “He was the better player in the biggest games and he had huge saves—like seemingly impossible saves. He was not only clutch, but he was...