Scrivens, Big Red Blank Quinnipiac
HAMDEN, Conn. -- Justin Krueger and Tyler Roeszler scored a goal
each as the Cornell men's hockey team picked up a 2-0 victory at
Quinnipiac on Friday night in Hamden, Conn. The Big Red got 32
saves from senior goaltender Ben Scrivens, who picked up his 15th
career shutout in the victory.
Brendon Nash, Blake Gallagher and Dan Nicholls chipped in an assist
each for the Big Red (13-5-3, 10-2-2 ECAC Hockey), which went
1-for-5 on the power play on the night.
For Quinnipiac (13-12-2, 7-8-0 ECAC Hockey), sophomore netminder
Dan Clarke stopped 14 shots in taking the loss, his 10th of the
season, as the Bobcats dropped their second straight game and
remained winless in their last 10 games. Quinnipiac was held
scoreless in four man-advantage opportunities.
Cornell needed just 5:09 to get on the scoreboard, making the
Bobcats pay for the first penalty of the night. Cornell cycled the
puck around to Brendon Nash at the right point, who passed across
to Gallagher for a one-timer near the top of the faceoff circle to
the right of Clarke. Gallagher's shot was blocked, but the puck
came off to Krueger in between the circles, and the senior's
back-handed shot slipped between the legs of Clarke for the early
1-0 lead.
The Big Red, which had been out-shot, 20-10, through two periods,
added a little insurance just 2:28 into the third period when Tyler
Roeszler scored his first goal of the season. Dan Nicholls gained
the Quinnipiac zone and threw the puck at the goal, where it was
bobbled into the crease by Clarke. Roeszler made a tremendous
diving effort to get a stick on the puck to jam it into the goal.
The officials reviewed the play, only to confirm the valid goal as
Cornell took a 2-0 lead.
Cornell returns to action on Saturday, making the trip to
Princeton, N.J., for a 7 p.m. contest against the Tigers.












