UND Scores Last to Top Harvard

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Final	1	2	3	Final
North Dakota (7-8-1)	2	0	2	4
Harvard (4-6-2)	1	1	1	3

Scoring Summary
1st - 02:07	PP - Alex Killorn (Harvard)
1st - 06:59	PP - Ryan Duncan (North Dakota)
1st - 07:53	PP - Chay Genoway (North Dakota)
2nd - 09:54	Chad Morin (Harvard)
3rd - 00:08	PP - Daniel Moriarty (Harvard)
3rd - 06:03	PP - David Toews (North Dakota)
3rd - 07:33	Matt Frattin (North Dakota)

North Dakota	Harvard
G: 4 Players (#5, #16, #18, #21 - 1) A: 7 Players (#8, #14, #16, #18, #22, #25, #29 - 1) Sh: Ryan Duncan - 6 Sv: Brad Eidsness - 33	G: 3 Players (#11, #13, #21 - 1) A: Michael Biega - 2 Sh: Doug Rogers - 8 Sv: Matt Hoyle - 22

TEAM STATISTICS	North Dakota	Harvard
Power Plays	3 for 5	2 for 8
Shorthanded Goals	0	0
Penalties (min)	9 (29)	5 (10)
Shots on Goal	26	36
Face Offs Won	35	28

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Boxscore

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-North Dakota scored twice in 90 seconds to rally from a goal down and defeat the Harvard men's hockey team, 4-3, in a back-and-forth affair Saturday night at Bright Hockey Center.

Each team led twice, with Matt Frattin putting North Dakota (7-8-1) on top to stay at 7:33 of the third period. Freshmen Alex Killorn and Daniel Moriarty and sophomore Michael Del Mauro scored for the Crimson (4-6-2), with Moriarty's goal putting Harvard on top early in the third period.

Moriarty added an assist for the Crimson, while sophomore Michael Biega had two helpers. Freshman Matt Hoyle made 22 saves for Harvard, but Brad Eidsness made 33 to pick up the win for UND.

Five of the eight goals came on the power play, with North Dakota going 3 for 5 with the man advantage and Harvard converting on two of its eight chances.

Three goals were scored in the first period, all on two-man advantages. Harvard struck first, barely two minutes into the game. Michael Biega got the puck from brother Alex Biega high on the right side and fed it down low to Killorn. The rookie beat Eidsness from the bottom of the circle for his third goal of the season.

Starting about five minutes into the frame, Harvard took three penalties in an 89-second span, leading to two five-on-three goals for North Dakota, which had not recorded a shot on goal to that point. Ryan Duncan had the first goal at 7:59, standing at the right post and tapping in a pass from Brad Miller from the other side of the zone. Chay Genoway scored just 54 seconds later, on a slap shot from the left point.

Harvard held a 14-8 edge in shots in the period, with 12 shots coming on the power play, including a five-minute advantage when Chris Vande Velde was whistled for a hitting-from-behind major and game misconduct. Eidsness and UND held strong, however, and took a 2-1 lead to the locker room.

The Crimson played a solid second period, holding a 10-6 edge in shots and knotting the score in the middle of the frame. Junior Chad Morin got the puck inside the top of the right circle from freshman Daniel Moriarty and sent a high shot toward goal. Del Mauro redirected the puck past Eidsness to make it 2-2.

Following a penalty-filled first period, each team got just one full power play in the second. The Crimson killed a high-sticking penalty early in the frame, and North Dakota survived an interference penalty late.

North Dakota was called for a cross-checking penalty with eight seconds left in the period, and Harvard took advantage eight seconds into the third on Moriarty's second goal of the season. Michael Biega threw the puck off the boards from the left corner to sophomore Pier-Olivier Michaud at the point. He sent the puck toward the net, and Moriarty collected it at the left post and tucked a backhand shot past Eidsness.

UND battled back, killing a Harvard power play and converting on its own man advantage at 6:03. David Toews found his way in front to tip a Ryan Martens shot over the blocker shoulder of Hoyle. Frattin had the game winner 90 seconds later, scoring on a tough-angle shot from the right side.

The teams played at even strength the rest of the way. Each team had 12 shots in the third period, but Eidsness stopped the Crimson's final 11 to hold on for the win.

Harvard now has a three-week layoff before returning to action Dec. 27, when it faces Lake Superior State in the opening round of the Badger Hockey Showdown in Madison, Wis.