Kirsch, No. 5 Bobcats Shut Out Harvard - Quinnipiac University Athletics

Saturday, November 14

Hamden, CT

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

8-3-0, 3-1-0

Harvard

4-3-0, 2-2-0

Team	1	2	3	F
Harvard	0	0	0	0
Quinnipiac	2	1	2	5

Christian Kirsch Celebrates His First Collegiate Shutout Against Harvard (Nov. 14, 2026 in Hamden, CT)

Photo by: Rose Carrotta

11/14/2026 10:56:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

HAMDEN, CT — First-year netminder Christian Kirsch recorded his first collegiate shutout on Saturday night at a sold-out M&T Bank Arena, making 24 saves in a 5-0 win over Harvard to close the weekend on a high note.

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— Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) November 15, 2026

Mason Marcellus had a career-best, four-point night to power the Bobcat attack, finishing with two goals and two assists. Chris Pelosi started the scoring, netting a power-play tally as the game winner at the 5:16 mark of the first.

It's the Captain's night 🫡 #BobcatNation x #NCAAHockey https://t.co/uvOAm8wtht
— Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) November 15, 2026

Marcellus then potted back to back, scoring at 13:51 in the first and 1:04 in the second to give Quinnipiac distance and a 3-0 lead heading into the third.

Dylan Edwards scored his third of the season and Graham Sward netted a shorthanded, empty-netter to end the scoring.

Kirsch made 18 of his 24 saves in the third period.

SHUT IT DOWN 😤 #BobcatNation x #NCAAHockey https://t.co/2QHC0cJUCZ
— Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) November 15, 2026

STATS AND NOTES

This is the first Bobcat shutout of the 2026-27 campaign and the first since they kept Yale scoreless on Feb. 7, 2026.
It is the most saves in a shutout (24) since Matej Marinov's 34-save shutout in the ECAC Quarterfinals on March 15, 2025.
Marcellus' four-point night is tied for the most since Collin Graf had five against AIC on Oct. 14, 2023.
He also has recorded points in three consecutive games, totaling seven over that stretch.
Antonin Verreault has also recorded points in his last three games and seven of his last eight.
The 5-0 victory is the second-largest shutout of Harvard by the Bobcats in program history, only bested by their 6-0 win over the Crimson on Nov. 4, 2023.

UP NEXT
Quinnipiac has a ranked matchup ahead, taking on Boston University at 7 PM on Wednesday at Agganis Arena. The Bobcats are back home on Nov. 21, taking on Holy Cross at 3:30 PM.

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