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...Flynn and freshman Dave Watters, mainstays on the Crimson’s checking line throughout the second half of the season, Donato instead dressed senior Andrew Lederman—a healthy scratch during all but one game in the ECAC tournament—and little-used freshman Alex Meintel...
...while Lederman was no doubt a proven viable alternative—he finished the year with Harvard’s third-highest points-per-game total—the same could not be said of Meintel, who had not skated since Harvard’s 2-1 overtime loss at Dartmouth on Feb. 25. In fact, the rookie had only nine collegiate appearances and one assist to his name entering the matchup with the Wildcats...
...Meintel delivered all the same, outworking UNH to reach a loose puck following a faceoff at center ice, then depositing a no-angle shot into the top left corner of the net for the first goal of his career at 7:43 of the second period. The tally negated the Wildcats’ goal recorded just eight ticks earlier, arresting UNH’s comeback surge...
...freshman Alex Meintel wasted no time answering back for the Crimson, poking home the go-ahead tally just eight seconds later, one tick short of an NCAA tournament record. Though Harvard lost the faceoff following Collins’ score, rookie Tyler Magura quickly regained possession for the Crimson and tested Regan from the point. Though he recorded the initial save, Regan left the rebound on the doorstep for Meintel, who flipped his no-angle second effort across the crease and into the top corner of the cage on the far side to restore Harvard’s one-goal lead...
...Just to come into this game on the big rink and try to utilize my speed was a lot of fun,” said Meintel of his first collegiate goal and 10th career start. “Just to get the opportunity to play—and fortunately I got a good break there...