Serratore Earns 500th Career Win; Providence Upset by UAA
CHN Staff Report
The last time Cornell played Quinnipiac, a 5-4 game became an 8-4 loss pretty quickly. Now back at home, and having matured quite a bit since then, the Big Red were able to shut down the Bobcats for the most part, limiting them to 24 shots. Still, with only 17 shots themselves, the Big Red had to gut out a 2-2 tie through regulation.
The good vibes of the last couple weeks (Cornell is reigning CHN Team of the Week) may have dissipated if the Big Red couldn’t finish the job at that point. And while a 3-on-3 OT win counts somewhat less than a regulation one, don’t tell that to the euphoric Lynah Rink crowd or winning goal scorer Dalton Bancroft. Bancroft’s wrister 3:11 into OT was his second goal of the game, and gave Cornell a five-point weekend.
It was a 1-0 lead for Cornell in the second period, when former Big Red forward Zach Tupker dealt a blow with a shorthanded goal. Cornell was able to quickly offset that, though, and shake it off, thanks to a power-play goal just 29 seconds later.
Cornell’s best period was the third, when it tried to get the game winner in regulation, and outshot Quinnipiac, 9-3. But it would have to wait until OT to feel the euphoria.
Combined with a loss to Colgate on Friday, Quinnipiac has drooped to No. 8 in the Pairwise. Cornell is knocking on the door of an at-large bid right now, sitting at No.16.
Massachusetts 2, Northeastern 1
Nick VanTassell picked a swell time for his first NCAA goal. The seventh-round draft pick had just one point this season entering the game, but with the game knotted a one, VanTassell scored with 3:21 remaining in regulation to give UMass a 2-1 win.
It was a much-needed win at that, since the Minutemen have had to claw their way to them lately. There haven’t been many in regulation, though just enough to remain in the Pairwise Top 15.
“That was probably our most complete game of the year,” said UMass head coach Greg Carvel. “I thought for two periods we were outstanding and probably deserved to be ahead by a little more than we were. Third period we had adversity. We killed a 5-on-3 and a five-minute penalty. I’m extremely proud of the team. They’ve grown all year and I think we’ve reached a point now where they’ve…
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