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...fans slowly filed in for the big BU-Harvard duel, the name-calling was already beginning. At center ice, a Crimson fan wearing a Bob Sweeney-lettered shirt tried to match wits with a cluster of about 10 Terrier fans; sad to say, the BU bums were outdueling him. "Let's go Radcliffe!" and "R-P-I!" screamed the crazed Terriers, and after swallowing my pride I condescended to meet the ringleader, one Tony Biscardi, a BU alum and first-year grad student...
What common ground did Terrier and Crimson fans meet upon during the Beanpot finals? Well, we did get two unified groans last night--both connected with the NHI, scoreboard. The Bruins lost to Pittsburgh 4-0--that got a moan of disapproval. But it was the Ottawa-Buffalo score that was so surprising; 4-2 Senators, and the crowd chuckled in delight. Look out, Sabre fans--Ottawa is only 42 points from your fourth playoff spot in the Adams division...
Harvard didn't land a shot on net for the first 6:25 (the first shot was a Lou Body desperation blue-line slap), and with Coughlin in the box for a cross-check, the mighty Terriers sent the Crimson cats scampering. BU's Doug Friedman, Dave Sacco and Jacques Joubert pounced on net during the Terrier power-play, and with Harvard freshman goalie Tripp Tracy flopping in net, Friedman punched in a rebound...
From then on, the Crimson skated with confidence, matching the bigger Terriers blow for blow, insult for insult. It continued on into the second period, as Harvard managed to hold off a high-powered Terrier attack during and after an unsuccessful BU power-play...
Drury, junior Chris Baird, Body and Tracy made the dream seem real for 1:23, ably keeping the puck out of the crease, but the Terrier nightmare loomed all too large and too gruesome. With Tracy screened off the puck, BU Captain David Sacco snuck down the right side and placed a Stephen Foster pass neatly into the top of the net to tie the game...