March 10, 2010

Team Notes: No. 4 Crimson to Host No. 5 Big Red in NCAA Quarterfinals

The following article appeared March 10 on the Harvard Web site.

 

No. 4 Harvard, which boasts a 20-7-5 overall record, has qualified for its eighth NCAA tournament in the 10-year history of the event.  The Crimson is 10-2-1 in its last 13 games entering the NCAA postseason and is seeking the program’s sixth NCAA Frozen Four berth.
 
Harvard will take on fifth-seeded Cornell, which captured the ECAC Hockey tournament championship.  The winner of the game between Harvard and Cornell will face either top-seeded Mercyhurst or No. 8 seed Boston University in a semifinal matchup at the NCAA Frozen Four March 19.

Around The NCAA Tournament
The Harvard vs. Cornell game is the only contest scheduled for Friday.  The other three games, Mercyhurst vs. Boston University, Minnesota vs. Clarkson and Minnesota Duluth vs. New Hampshire, will take place Saturday afternoon.

Complete article can be accessed via the Harvard Web site by clicking here.