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...stopped],” Wildcats coach Dick Umile said. “We kept it down there and kept them moving. I don’t think it had anything to do with us being in better condition than them. It was just good composure with the puck...
With overtime only 90 seconds away, Harvard forward Brendan Bernakevitch centered the puck from along the boards to assistant captain Tom Cavanagh in the slot. His one-timer whizzed just wide of the target, then kicked to UNH, which rapidly pushed play back down to the other end of the ice. Collins’ initial offering from the left circle caught Grumet-Morris in the chest, allowing the Wildcats to control the rebound and cycle possession back to the right point for a slapshot. Perched at the top of the crease, Collins redeflected the errant attempt on net, batting...
After sophomores Ryan Maki and Kevin Du were rebuffed in turn to open the frame, Collins again provided the Wildcats with an opening fewer than two minutes in, crossing into the Harvard zone 2-on-1, then dumping the puck cross-ice to winger Brett Hemingway at the right faceoff circle. All by himself, Hemingway snapped his shot off-target, then lost his footing and crashed into the boards to end the threat...
Five minutes later, Cavanagh manufactured the Crimson’s last best chance, slashing across the UNH blue line and between a pair of defenders, then twice putting the puck around a would-be pickpocket to free himself between the circles for a wristshot. But the well-earned effort soared high, hurtling over the crossbar and off the glass as play continued seven minutes into the frame...
Collins in turn earned his final opportunity of the contest four minutes later, intercepting a sloppy Harvard pass in the neutral zone, then breaking in on Grumet-Morris all by himself down the lefthand side of the ice. But as he approached, he briefly bobbled the puck, allowing the Crimson backstop to reach out with his stick to break up the play before a shot ever materialized...