Quinnipiac Upsets No. 20 Yale
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac (12-7-4, 4-4-3 ECAC) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Yale (7-6-1, 4-3-0 ECAC) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 18:29 | Bui, Kevin (Quinnipiac) |
| 2nd - 01:05 | PP - Barron, Loren (Quinnipiac) |
| 3rd - 08:11 | PP - O'Neill, Brian (Yale) |
| Quinnipiac | Yale |
|---|---|
|
G:
2 Players (#4, #9 - 1)
A: Zack Currie - 2 Sh: Kellen Jones - 4 Sv: Eric Hartzell - 24 |
G:
Brian O'Neill - 1
A: 2 Players (#18, #22 - 1) Sh: 4 Players (#9, #15, #17, #59 - 3) Sv: Jeff Malcolm - 23 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Quinnipiac | Yale |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 1 for 3 | 1 for 3 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 3 (6) | 3 (6) |
| Shots on Goal | 25 | 25 |
| Face Offs Won | 31 | 31 |
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac men's ice hockey team
defeated No. 20 Yale, 2-1, in an ECAC Hockey match-up at Ingalls
Rink in New Haven, Conn. With the win, Quinnipiac improves to
12-7-4 overall and 4-4-3 in ECAC Hockey play while Yale drops to
7-6-1 overall and 4-3-0 in league action.The broadcast of the game
can be viewed on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. on Connecticut Public
Television (CPTV).
Quinnipiac goalie Eric Hartzell (White Bear Lake, Minn.) held Yale
to just one goal after stopping 25 of 26 shots on goal, including
the first 18 she saw on the evening. Hartzell has now help the
Bobcats' opponent to two or fewer goals in nine of his last 10
starts. Kevin Bui (Edmonton, Alberta) and Loren Barron (Glendora,
Calif.) scored Quinnipiac's goals, while Zack Currie (Victoria,
British Columbia) had assists on both goals.
Bui broke a scoreless tie with 1:31 remaining in the first period
when he tipped in a rebound off a save by Yale goalie Jeff Malcolm
off a shot by Zack Currie (Victoria, British Columbia). Cory
Hibbeler (St.Louis, Mo.) won a face-off in the Bobcats' defensive
zone, sending the puck behind him to Currie to skated the length of
the ice before flinging a back-hand shot on Malcolm, who kicked the
puck away. Bui was waiting on the door step where he one-timed the
puck over Malcolm's shoulder to give Quinnipiac a 1-0 lead heading
into the first intermission.
Just over a minute into the second period, Loren Barron (Glendora,
Calif.) scored on the power play when Connor Jones (Montrose,
British Columbia) won a battle in the corner and left the puck for
Currie to the left of Yale's goal. Currie then found Barron alone
at the point, who collected himself and looked-off a defender
before sending his shot to the far post to give the Bobcats a
two-goal lead.
Yale appeared to get on the board at the 4:50 mark of the second
period, but had the goal waved off. The ruling on the ice stood
after video review. Colin Dueck's shot got behind Hartzell, but
only crossed the goal line after a player knocked the Bobcats' goal
out of the place.
Yale cut the Bobcats' lead in half at the 8:11 mark of the third
period when Brian O'Neill scored on the power play off a pass from
Kenny Agostino. O'Neill deked Hartzell to his left and went
backhanded to beat Hartzell, stick side. Tommy Fallen also had an
assist on the play. Hartzell stopped Yale's first 18 shots on goal
up to that point, before giving up the marker with 11:49 remaining
in regulation.
Quinnipiac is back in action on Saturday, Jan. 7 when it heads to
Providence, R.I. to take on Brown at 7 p.m. at Meehan Auditorium.
Quinnipiac returns home on Friday, Jan 13 to host Cornell and
Saturday, Jan. 14 against Colgate at High Point Solutions Arena at
the TD Bank Sports Center.
