Saturday, December 30
Hamden, Conn.
7:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
13-4-1
5
vs
2
Holy Cross
9-8-3
1
2
3
F
Holy Cross
1
1
0
2
Quinnipiac
1
1
3
5
No. 3 Bobcats Pull Away from Holy Cross
12/30/2023 10:07:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
HAMDEN, Conn. — A strong third period again powered the No. 3 Quinnipiac University men's ice hockey game, as they took a 2-2 tie and turned it into a 5-2 victory in the final 20 minutes, knocking off Holy Cross in the final game of 2023 in front of 3,312 fans at M&T Bank Arena on Saturday night.
Andon Cerbone and Mason Marcellus combined twice on cross-ice passes, starting the scoring and providing the game winner as both recorded multi-point nights.
Charles Alexis Legault scored the go-ahead goal in the second for Quinnipiac, his third tally of the year.
After Cerbone's go-ahead goal in the final frame, Collin Graf and Sam Lipkin provided insurance with a goal and assist apiece in the final two scoring instances.
STATS AND NOTES
Quinnipiac rings in 2024 with a road contest in Boston, taking on Northeastern on Jan. 6 at 5 p.m., at Matthews Arena. The game can be seen live on ESPN+.
For an inside look at the Quinnipiac men's ice hockey program, be sure to follow it on social media @QU_MIH or go to gobobcats.com/mih.
The 20-27 connection worked twice as nice tonight 🤩#BobcatNation x #NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/6uRllVgGoD
— Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) December 31, 2023
Andon Cerbone and Mason Marcellus combined twice on cross-ice passes, starting the scoring and providing the game winner as both recorded multi-point nights.
Bones buries it 🦴#BobcatNation x #NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/NPxoObWftf
— Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) December 31, 2023
Charles Alexis Legault scored the go-ahead goal in the second for Quinnipiac, his third tally of the year.
After Cerbone's go-ahead goal in the final frame, Collin Graf and Sam Lipkin provided insurance with a goal and assist apiece in the final two scoring instances.
STATS AND NOTES
- Graf now has 25 total points in 13 appearances this season, with 19 of them in his last nine games since returning from injury.
- He also has 30 multi-point games as a college hockey player, with 25 coming since joining the Bobcats last season.
- Lipkin joined the double-digit club with his 10th goal of the season. He has recorded points in his last four outings and nine of his last 10 appearances.
- The Bobcats improved to 40-4-2 at M&T Bank Arena since the start of the 2021-22 campaign.
- Cerbone recorded his first collegiate, multi-goal game while adding his sixth performance of multiple points. This is one behind Graf for the most by a Bobcat this season.
- He is the sixth different Bobcat to record a two-goal game this season.
- Marcellus added his second, multi-assist outing as a Bobcat and fourth performance with two or more points.
- Quinnipiac has now outscored opponents 32-7 in the third period this season.
Quinnipiac rings in 2024 with a road contest in Boston, taking on Northeastern on Jan. 6 at 5 p.m., at Matthews Arena. The game can be seen live on ESPN+.
For an inside look at the Quinnipiac men's ice hockey program, be sure to follow it on social media @QU_MIH or go to gobobcats.com/mih.
Team Stats
HOL
QUI
Shots
18
30
PPG
1
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
9
4
Penalty Mins
42
8
Faceoffs Won
34
31
Game Leaders
+/-
2
Goals
2
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
5
A
1
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
1
+/-
2
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
2
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