Bobcats Comes From Behind to Defeat Union
No. 5 Quinnipiac men's ice hockey heading into the second
intermission trailing 2-0 before three third period goals gave the
Bobcats a 3-2 come-from-behind-win against No. 16 Union. The
Bobcats improve to 11-0-1 in ECAC Hockey play and 17-3-3 overall
while Union drops to 10-7-4 overall and 4-3-3 in league play.
Quinnipiac also improves to 8-0-0 against ranked opponents this
season while also extending its NCAA-leading unbeaten streak to 16
games at 14-0-2.
Mike Dalhuisen (Nymegen, Holland) had a goal and an assist in the
win, scoring the Bobcats first goal of the game just over six
minutes into the third. Dalhuisen picked up an assist on Jordan
Samuels-Thomas' (Windsor, Conn.) game-tying goal at 11:12 of the
third before Kellen Jones (Montrose, British Columbia) scored the
game-winner with seven minutes to play in regulation. Eric Hartzell
(White Bear Lake, Minn.) improved to 17-2-3 on the year with a
15-save performance.
Wayne Simpson put Union out in front with a power-play goal off a
Quinnipiac turnover in the Bobcats' defensive zone just 5:22 into
the game. Simpson picked off a pass just under the blue line,
walked between the face-off circles and blasted the puck over
Hartzell's shoulder to give the Dutchmen a 1-0 lead. At 11:33, it
was Greg Coburn on the power play when Simpson possessed the puck
deep and dished it to Daniel Ciampini. Ciampini fed Coburn in the
slot who punched the puck past Hartzell to give Union a 2-0
lead.
Both teams played to a scoreless tie through the second period.
Quinnipiac was whistled for a pair of major penalties, inside the
final minute of the period, giving Union a 5-on-3 power play to
start the third for 1:22, then a 5-on-4 power play for the next
three minutes. The Bobcats' penalty kill, which entered the game
ranked third nationally, managed to ice the Dutchmen's power play
as they returned to even strength with just under 16 minutes to
play in regulation.
Dalhuisen's seventh goal of the season came off a blast from just
below the blue line on a pass from Matthew Peca (Petawawa, Ontario)
and sent High Point Solutions Arena into a frenzy. Less than six
minutes later, Quinnipiac found itself on the power play. Russell
Goodman (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) moved the puck to the point to
Dalhuisen, who unleashed a shot on goal. After getting knocked down
in traffic, it was Samuels-Thomas cleaning up the mess in front of
Union goalie Troy Grosenick for his seventh goal of the season to
tie the game, 2-2.
With less than seven minutes to play, Kellen Jones intercepted a
pass in the neutral zone, skated between the face-off cirlce and
drew two defenders. He then dropped the puck back to Hibbeler and
skated hard on goal. Hibbeler's shot moved through traffic and hit
Kellen's foot, tipping it through Grosenick's pads where Jones
picked up the loose puck and fired it home to give Quinnipiac a 3-2
lead.
Quinnipiac returns to action on Tuesday, Jan. 22 when it hosts
Connecticut at 7 p.m. at High Point Solutions Arena at the TD Bank
Sports Center. The game can be viewed live on WCCT-TV, where
available.















