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...national championship banners still swing high above the ice, for example, but down where it counts the Terrier teams just haven't been swinging along, missing out on the playoffs and failing to reach the Beanpot final in each of the last two seasons. Over that time period, Harvard had beaten B.U. three straight (you have to go all the way back to '62-'63 to find the last time that happened), including a 4-3 overtime win in the Arena two years...
...which gave Harvard a 4-3 win and sent the Red Line rooters home happy that night. For one, the icemen--destiny's dropouts themselves these last few years--haven't lost to a Terrier squad since, racking up a three-game winning streak (7-4 in the '80 Beanpot consolation game, 5-2 at Bright Center a year ago) that is Harvard's longest in the series since the early sixties...
...crowd of 1750 was on hand Friday night, and the Beanpot championship flag was back in place with a new date (1981) added. But the icemen apparently could have used further inspiration, as they were flat from the start against a strong Colgate squad...
...play of the defending Beanpot champs' goalie was the game's deciding factor. Sixteen saves in the final period, including a heart-breaking stop on Vicki Palmer's breakaway with 7:45 left, enabled the Terriers to up their record...
...defense peaked during a seven-game skein surrounding the Beanpot tournament, when Lau tended the net with authority, turning in the best hockey of his three-year career, and allowed just 14 goals in the 5-2 streak that put the Crimson in the thick of the ECAC playoff picture...