Four Unanswered Goals Sinks Cornell
ESTERO, Fla. -- St. Cloud State scored four unanswered goals to
rally from a 3-0 deficit, sending the Cornell men's hockey team to
a 4-3 overtime loss on Wednesday afternoon at Germain Arena in
Estero, Fla. Cornell will play in the consolation game of the
Florida College Classic on Thursday against the loser of
Wednesday's other contest between Maine and Miami.
Mike
Devin, Mathieu
Brisson and Jordan
Kary each scored a goal for the Big Red, while Patrick
Kennedy added a pair of assists and Greg
Miller and John
Esposito both tacked on one assist. Mike Garman took the
loss in goal, stopping 26 shots in the losing effort.
For St. Cloud State, Cam Reid scored a pair of goals, including
the overtime game-winner, with Ben Hanowski and David Eddy both
tacking on one marker. Garrett Roe and Drew LeBlanc both had a pair
of assists, and Eddy, Hanowski and Nick Dowd each adding one helper
on the night. Mike Lee got the win in goal, stopping 22 Cornell
shots.
Cornell finished the night 1-for-4 on the power play, with St.
Cloud State going scoreless in six power-play attempts, including
more than a full minute of 5-on-3 at the start of the third
period.
Cornell took the early lead at the 5:59 mark of the first period
when Mike
Devin's power-play blast from the point found its way
through a screen in front of Lee for his third goal of the year.
Nearly three minutes later, Brisson scored his first career goal
when his shot through a screen by Esposito beat Lee as Cornell took
a 2-0 lead into the first intermission.
That lead became a 3-0 margin at the 17:14 mark of the third
period when Kennedy and Kary skated in on a 2-on-1, with Kennedy's
centering pass tipped home by Kary, but St. Cloud State got on the
scoreboard just 38 seconds later when Hanowski scored his seventh
goal of the year, giving the Huskies some much-needed momentum
heading into the third period.
In the third, Reid cut the Cornell lead to 3-2 with his fourth
goal of the year at the 7:24 mark of the period, and Eddy scored
his first of the year at the 12:31 mark to tie the game and send it
toward overtime. There, Reid scored midway through the extra five
minute session to lift the Huskies into Thursday night's
championship game.
Cornell will now play the loser of the other first round matchup
between Maine and Miami on Thursday in a 4 p.m. start in the
consolation game of the Florida College Classic.












