Quinnipiac University
18-2-3, 9-1-1
#8 Cornell
13-4-1, 8-2-1
#1 Men's Hockey Upended in OT by #8 Cornell
1/22/2022 10:30:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Friedmann Ties Game in Third, Cornell Wins in Final Minute of OT
ITHACA, N.Y. – Senior TJ Friedmann scored five minutes into the third period to tie the game, but #8 Cornell responded with 16 seconds left in overtime to knock off #1 Quinnipiac on Saturday night in Ithaca. The loss drops the Bobcats to 18-2-3 and 9-1-1 in ECAC Hockey play and ends a 17-game unbeaten streak.
After a scoreless first period, Cornell converted a power play opportunity and took a 1-0 lead into the final 20 minutes. Less than six minutes into the final frame, Friedmann posted up in front of the Cornell goal and deflected a Jayden Lee point shot past Cornell goalkeeper Ian Shane to tie the game.
Both teams had multiple opportunities in the overtime period, including a point-blank chance for Cornell on a rebound at the side of the goal. Senior Wyatt Bongiovanni dove and slashed a Cornell stick to prevent a goal and was penalized for the infraction. The Big Red scored the game winner on the ensuing power play to hand Quinnipiac its first ECAC Hockey loss of the season.
SCORE
#1 Quinnipiac 1, #8 Cornell 2 (OT)
RECORDS
#1 Quinnipiac (18-2-3, 9-1-1 ECAC Hockey) | #8 Cornell (13-4-1, 8-2-1 ECAC Hockey)
LOCATION
Lynah Rink | Ithaca, N.Y.
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 2 – 5:51 - QU 0, COR 1 – Ben Berard (8, PPG), assisted by Sam Malinski and Jack Malone
Period 3 - 5:39 - QU 1, COR 1 - TJ Friedmann (7), assisted by Jayden Lee and Michael Lombardi
OT - 4:44 - QU 1, COR 2 - Ben Berard (9, PPG), assisted by Jack Malone and Sam Malinski
NOTES
- Quinnipiac controlled much of the possession and outshot Cornell, 34-20. The Bobcats attempted 71 total shots and allowed just 36 in the other end.
- Cornell converted 2-of-3 power play opportunities and held the Bobcats to an 0-for-4 night.
- Oliver Chau's individual point streak came to an end at 11 games.
- This is the first time that Quinnipiac has allowed more than one goal in a game since a 2-2 tie with Clarkson on November 19.
- The last time Quinnipiac went 17 games without a loss was the middle of the 2015-16 season. That streak also ended at 17 games and preceded the program's second Frozen Four berth.
- Quinnipiac plays another midweek contest on Wednesday as the Bobcats makeup a COVID postponement at Princeton at 7 PM.
- For more information on Quinnipiac men's ice hockey, visit gobobcats.com/mih and follow the Bobcats on Twitter and Instagram, @QU_MIH.
