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...defense held-up admirably considering that Mazzoleni opted to play only five defensemen, sitting healthy senior Tim Stay and junior Leif Ericson without even dressing an extra forward to compensate. Harvard employed an aggressive two-man forecheck to keep the puck pinned in the Clarkson zone to alleviate some pressure on the blueline and generate more offense...
...facets of its game. The Crimson was routinely beaten in one-on-one situations, turning the puck over and not finishing its checks. Harvard also had difficulty stringing passes together, exhibiting a very poor transition game. The defense expended all its energy just clearing the puck, and even when it had time to make breakout passes, it failed to connect crisply...
Albany guard E.J. Gallup then hit his third trey of the game to even the score at 78-78 with 16 seconds left. After the Crimson once again turned the ball over, Great Dane forward Will Brand scored off an inbounds pass to give Albany a two-point lead. Several seconds later, forward Sam Hopes stole another pass and sealed the victory with a pair of free throws...
Instead, it fell on Clemente to do much of the work in the post. He scored only 17 overall points, reminiscent more of the season opener against Holy Cross (a loss) than the 20-point games he had versus Lehigh and Northeastern. Even more importantly, 16 of Clemente's 17 points came in the first half. The forward only got off one shot in the entire second frame, a missed three-point attempt with four minutes left in the game...
Though Harvard could not capitalize offensively on even play during the first two periods, the Crimson pressured the puck and generated a generous number of quality chances...