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Arizona State Handles No. 16 Men’s Hockey, 4-0
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The regulation loss was Cornell’s first against an out-of-conference opponent in the regular season since Jan. 14, 2023.
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The regulation loss was Cornell’s first against an out-of-conference opponent in the regular season since Jan. 14, 2023.
Cornell fired 35 shots on net in the win. Junior forward Dalton Bancroft led the way for the Red, scoring the game-winning third goal and firing seven shots on goal.
“We didn’t get discouraged on the bench. I never felt like guys were down on the bench tonight or questioned whether they would keep coming,” said head coach Mike Schafer ’86. “They did the job.”
“It’s a big rivalry game for [Colgate]. They get extremely excited for it,” Schafer said. “So we need to understand that as a group of guys, and realize the importance of this game to them and treat it accordingly.”
“I think guys get comfortable playing with the same players,” Schafer said. “Tonight, they had to get their heads up and read each other and look around and make some decisions that we didn’t do last night.”
Cornell got the extra point in the shootout on sophomore defenseman Ben Robertson’s highlight-reel winning goal, an important grab regarding the ECAC standings.
Senior forward Kyle Penney scored twice, and the Red fired 31 shots on goal, but that wouldn’t be enough in Friday’s loss.
“We’re going to play against two very good teams, and the last thing you want to do is get in your own head about having the longest [bus] rides in between the two games,” said sophomore forward Jonathan Castagna.
“Every time you play a home game at Lynah, you don’t want to let the fans down,” Bancroft said. “Last night wasn’t the result we wanted, but I think we did a good job bouncing back and delivering tonight.”
The Red outshot the Bulldogs 18-1 in the final 25 minutes of the game but couldn’t find the back of the net.