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He was especially influential in an ECAC Championship game against Iona where he made 10 saves, but could not prevent the team from falling, 12-10. Harvard ended the 2008 season with a dismal 5-12 record, faring only a little better against conference opponents (3-4).
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 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...
“I think [the offense] evolved over the course of the season,” junior co-captain Bret Voith said. “A lot of the scoring was distributed pretty evenly…and I think that helped with individual player development, but at the same...