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Unfortunately for the Crimson, who never led in the game, the team had little playoff experience. The order of the day thus became playing catch...
...first half, the score was tied at eight. Nightmares of the Crimson's playoff-hopes being shattered probably raced through the heads of many fans...
...fluky goals by Cornell (21-8-4) and a suffocating Big Red defense were the difference in the Crimson's 2-1 loss at the 1980 Olympic Arena, as Harvard's improbable playoff run came to a sad conclusion...
...wasn't until the following year when the NCAA expanded its playoff pool from 32 teams to 64 teams that the Ivy league was granted an automatic bid. Harvard's intense non-conference challenges throughout the 1980's were helpful in gaining Harvard and the other Ivy League schools respect as a top-level programs. By 1993, Harvard had demonstrated to the NCAA's that it was able of compete on a national level with teams that offer player scholarships...
Instead, six different players scored two points or more for the Crimson. Instead, Harvard's power play clicked in these three playoff games at a percentage DOUBLE what it had produced on the regular season...