HARVARD HALTS COLGATE'S 17- GAME ECAC HOME WINNING STREAK
Kolarik nets game-winning goal to lead Crimson past Colgate 3-2

November 18, 2000 

HAMILTON, N.Y. –  The Harvard University men's ice hockey team snapped Colgate's 17-game ECAC unbeaten streak in Starr Rink with a 3-2 victory Saturday afternoon.

It was Colgate's first loss since a 3-2 loss on December 11, 1999 to Ferris State and was also the Red Raiders first ECAC loss in Starr Rink since falling to Rensselaer 4-3 in overtime on December 4, 1998.

Harvard opened the scoring just 1:42 into the first period when Crimson center Brett Nowak sent a backhander past Colgate freshmen goalie David Cann (Brampton, Ont.).  Nowak received a pass from defender Dave McCulloch, stick handled, then beat Cann.

The Crimson held their 1-0 advantage throughout the remainder of the first and all of the second period.  

At 3:52 of the third, Harvard added to its lead on a short-handed goal by Peter Capouch.  Chris Bala carried the puck into the Colgate zone and passed to Capouch who beat Cann high on the stick side.

Colgate got within one at 8:05 of the period when senior Cory Murphy (Kanata, Ont.) beat Harvard goalie Oliver Jonas with a blast from the top of the right circle.  Murphy received the puck from junior Etienne Morin (Levis, Que.) at the blue line and carried it in for the blast.

Harvard rebuilt its two-goal cushion at 15:07 when Tyler Kolarik beat Cann on a breakaway. Jared Cantanucci cleared the puck from behind the Harvard net to Kolarik who was waiting for it at the red line.  Kolarik skated it in and scored on the backhand.

Colgate cut the lead to 3-2 with 48 seconds remaining when sophomore Scooter Smith deflected a shot from freshmen Rob Brown (Brockville, Ont.) with an extra-attacker after Colgate pulled Cann.  Brown received a pass from senior Pat Varecka (Plymouth, Minn.) and took a blast from the right point that Smith was able to redirect for his fourth marker of the ECAC weekend.

Colgate drops to 2-6-2, 1-3-0 in the ECAC, and Harvard improves to 3-1-1 overall and in the ECAC.  

The Red Raiders resume action on Saturday, Nov. 25 when they face Niagara at 4 p.m. in the first round of the Syracuse Invitational Tournament.  While Harvard travels to Boston University at 7 p.m. this Tuesday.