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No. 8 Men’s Hockey Bested by No. 18 Quinnipiac, 3-1
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Cornell struggled to penetrate the stout Quinnipiac defense, firing just 16 shots on goal, its fewest attempts all season.
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Cornell struggled to penetrate the stout Quinnipiac defense, firing just 16 shots on goal, its fewest attempts all season.
“There’s no question that injuries are playing a factor,” said head coach Mike Schafer ’86. “You can handle it for a short period of time, but to be 3-1-2 and still struggling with this and trying to get through it — It’s been a challenge, and it will be a challenge probably until mid-January sometime.”
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.
“We played really well. We are coming together really well, so everyone is in good spirits,” said senior defender Ashley Messier.
“There was so much energy throughout the building, you can see all of our fans come out and support us,” said sophomore goaltender Annelies Bergmann. “We love their support, and it was just super fun out there.”
Senior forward Kyle Penney scored twice, and the Red fired 31 shots on goal, but that wouldn’t be enough in Friday’s loss.
“I think with our team, we understand now — especially after the last couple of weekends — that there’s no longer a weekend or a team that you are going to walk in and win the game,” Derraugh said. “You have to be ready for everybody now.”
“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.
Dating back to the weekend before, Bergmann went 206 minutes without allowing a goal en route to 2-0 and 2-1 Red victories over Yale (RV) and No. 15 Brown respectively.
“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.”