No. 10/11 Bobcats Down Providence, Advance to NCAA Regional Final

Thursday, March 26

Sioux Falls, S.D.

5:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

27-9-3

Providence

23-11-2

Quinnipiac

Providence

Photo by: Dave Eggen / Dakota Press

No. 10/11 Bobcats Down Providence, Advance to NCAA Regional Final

3/26/2026 8:01:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Quinnipiac men's ice hockey team is moving on in the NCAA Tournament, as the third-seeded Bobcats knocked off Providence by a final score of 5-2 at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in South Dakota on Thursday evening.

With the win, Quinnipiac will move on to take on the winner of top-seeded North Dakota and Merrimack on Saturday at a time to be announced.

After a scoreless first, the Bobcats jumped on Providence in the second with three goals, starting with an Elliott Groenewold rip from the point to make it 1-0.

LAUNCHED from the point 🚀#BobcatNation x #NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/Kf70QoCrf6
— Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) March 26, 2026

Chris Pelosi and Antonin Verreault added goals in the final 5:22 of the frame, with Pelosi sneaking behind the defense on a breakaway before Verreault scored a goal off a rebound to make it 3-0 to the 'Cats.

Get to the net 😤#BobcatNation x #NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/9J1lfasjbe
— Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) March 26, 2026

The Friars scored two goals 3:50 apart to cut the deficit to one in the final frame. Ethan Wyttenbach and Graham Sward sealed the win over Providence with a pair of empty-netters as Quinnipiac defeated the Friars, 5-2.

STATS AND NOTES

Victor Czerneckianair tied Travis St. Denis, Zach Metsa, Michael Lombardi, Ethan de Jong, TJ Friedmann and Desi Burgart with his sixth NCAA Tournament win as a Bobcat. He has won a tournament game in all but one year wearing a Quinnipiac uniform.
With an empty-net tally, Ethan Wyttenbach ties Collin Graf and Brian Leitch's program record with 59 points to his name during this season.
Antonin Verreault crossed the 40-point mark on the season, finishing the night with a goal and an assist.
Dylan Silverstein made 23 saves in net, picking up his first NCAA Tournament victory.
The five goals tie Quinnipiac's Division I program record for goals in an NCAA Tournament game, matching the mark set four times, most recently in the Frozen Four National Semifinal against Michigan on April 6, 2023.
Czerneckianair also recorded his second career, multi-point outing in an NCAA Tournament. He has five points in eight career national tournament appearances.
He also played his 156th career college hockey game, good for second amongst active players behind Denver's Rieger Lorenz (165 games played)