Quinnipiac University
19-2-3, 10-1-1
Princeton
4-11-2, 3-6-1
Lombardi Posts Three Points in 6-0 Win over Princeton
1/26/2022 9:21:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
St. Cyr Earns Shutout as Bobcats Near NCAA Record
PRINCETON, N.J. – Senior Michael Lombardi scored twice and added an assist to guide #2/2 Quinnipiac to a 6-0 win at Hobey Baker Rink in Princeton on Wednesday night. The victory lifts the Bobcats to 10-1-1 in league play and 19-2-3 overall.
Much like the 9-0 win over Princeton a week ago, Quinnipiac's scoring was spread evenly through all three periods, as the Bobcats scored two goals in all three frames.
Senior defenseman Zach Metsa got the scoring started when his wrister from the point was deflected into the goal. Lombardi scored before the end of the period to double the lead into the break.
Desi Burgart crashed the net and finished the rebound off a Lombardi shot to extend the lead to 3-0 and then Oliver Chau converted a power play opportunity in the final minute of the period to put the game further out of reach.
Joey Cipollone and Lombardi both struck five minutes apart in the third period to increase the margin and St. Cyr closed the door on a few late Princeton chances to seal the shutout win.
SCORE
#2/2 Quinnipiac 6, Princeton 0
RECORDS
#2/2 Quinnipiac (19-2-3, 10-1-1 ECAC Hockey) | Princeton (4-11-2, 3-6-1 ECAC Hockey)
LOCATION
Hobey Baker Rink | Princeton, N.J.
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1 – 7:32 - QU 1, PRN 0 – Zach Metsa (6), assisted by Jacob Quillan and Wyatt Bongiovanni
Period 1 - 14:18 - QU 2, PRN 0 - Michael Lombardi (7), assisted by Zach Metsa and Desi Burgart
Period 2 - 7:21 - QU 3, PRN 0 - Desi Burgart (4), assisted by Michael Lombardi and Ty Smilanic
Period 2 - 18:54 - QU 4, PRN 0 - Oliver Chau (PPG, 9), assisted by Ethan de Jong and Wyatt Bongiovanni
Period 3 - 2:41 - QU 5, PRN 0 - Joey Cipollone (4), assisted by TJ Friedmann
Period 3 - 7:43 - QU 6, PRN 0 - Michael Lombardi (8), assisted by Ethan Leyh
NOTES
- After shots on goal were even at 15 midway through the second period, the Bobcats outshot Princeton 28-9 for the rest of the game, finsihing with a 43-24 total advantage.
- Quinnipiac's power play was 1-for-2 on the night, as Oliver Chau converted on the man advantage for the second time this season.
- St. Cyr earned his third shutout of the season and the 11th for the team. The NCAA Division I record for team shutouts in a single season is currently 12.
- 11 Bobcats recorded at least a point in the win, with four players tallying multi-point nights.
- Every Bobcat in the lineup recorded at least one shot attempt and all but two players put at least one shot on goal.
- Metsa raised his season plus/minus number to +28 as he continues to lead the nation's defensemen in the category. The senior has seven points in his last four games.
- Quinnipiac continues the push to the postseason with the 2nd Annual Connecticut Ice tournament at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport this weekend. The Bobcats will square off with Sacred Heart on Saturday night and then hope to advance to Sunday's title game against the winner of Yale and UCONN.
- For more information on Quinnipiac men's ice hockey, visit gobobcats.com/mih and follow the Bobcats on Twitter and Instagram, @QU_MIH.
