Quinnipiac Remains Red Hot

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WORCESTER, Mass. - The Quinnipiac University men's hockey team defeated Holy Cross, 4-2, in a non-conference match-up at the Hart Center in Worcester, Mass. The Bobcats extended their unbeaten streak to 10 games, the longest in Quinnipiac history at the Division I level and the current longest such streak in NCAA Division I hockey. Quinnipiac improves to 14-5-3 overall while Holy Cross drops to 7-9-6 on the season.

Jean-Marc Beaudoing (St. Paul, Alb.) had a pair of assists while Dan Travis (Wilton, N.H.) scored the go-ahead goal in the Bobcats' win.

Holy Cross took the early lead in the game, scoring just 4:38 into the first period. Ryan Driscoll sent the puck up ice to Rob Forshner on the right wing. Forshner flipped a shot on the Bobcats' goal, which was stopped by Quinnipiac goalie Bud Fisher (Peterborough, Ont.). Brent Franklin then collected the rebound and put home his second goal of the season. Driscoll and Forshner picked up their 10^th and 11^th goals, respectively.

David Marshall (Buffalo, Minn.) tied the game at 1-1 with his ninth goal of the season on an assists from Eric Lampe (Madison, Wisc.) and Mike Atkinson (Sparta, N.J.). Atkinson fed Lampe on the right wing, allowing the sophomore center to attack the Crusaders' goal. Lampe's shot from the left side of the net was deflected to the right side where Marshall was waiting to put it home. The assist was Lampe's first of the year while Atkinson picked up his fifth.

Holy Cross jumped out to a 2-1 lead when Peter Lorinser scored on a breakaway at the 9:00 mark in the second period.. Lorinser went top-shelf, beating Fisher over his right shoulder, off the cross bar and in the net.

Quinnipiac scored twice more in the second period to take a 3-2 lead heading into the final frame. The Bobcats tied the score with less than six minutes to play when Ben Nelson (Spokane, Wash.) passed across ice to Bryan Leitch (Coquitlam, B.C.), who was wide open in the right faceoff circle. Leitch's shot was stopped, but Jamie Bates (Toronto, Ont.) was there to push it across. The assist was Leitch's 13^th of the year, and 98^th career point. Nelson picked up his 10^th assist while Bates converted on his fourth goal of the season.

Quinnipiac then took their first lead of the game with 32 seconds remaining in the period. Dan Henningson's (Edmonton, Alb.) shot was blocked and picked up by Jean-Marc Beaudoin (St. Paul, Alb.). Henningson then dropped it off to Dan Travis (Wilton, N.H.) who hammered it past Roy to put Quinnipiac out front. Travis' goal was his eighth of the season, while Beaudoin and Henningson picked up their 10^th and 12^th assists, respectively.

With just over four minutes remaining in the game, Quinnipiac freshman Isak Tranvik (Robbinsdale, Minn.) scored the first goal of his collegiate career. Nelson received a pass from Lampe and then dropped off a pass to Tranvik in the left faceoff circle. Tranvik then beat Roy to the far corner of the net to put Quinnipiac on top, 4-2. Wong would add an empty net goal on a pass from Beaudoin with 11 seconds remaining in the game.

For the game, Fisher totaled 18 saves, including eight in the final frame as he blanked the Crusaders. For Holy Cross, Roy registered 28 saves in goal.

Quinnipiac returns to play next weekend when they host Niagara in a two-game series on Friday, Jan. 25 and Saturday, Jan. 26 at the TD Banknorth Sports Center in Hamden, Conn.