HAMDEN, Conn. — The top-seeded Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey program went one step closer to Lake Placid on Friday night, knocking off RPI by a 5-1Cha final in Game 1 of the ECAC Quarterfinals at M&T Bank Arena.
Game WON: ✅#BobcatNation x #NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/lFxYSzBkDk
— Quinnipiac Men’s Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) March 16, 2024
The Bobcats’ opened the scoring with Anthony Cipollone, who went head first into the net after deflecting the puck across the line to give the hosts a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.
Follow it in… literally 🤷♂️#BobcatNation x #NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/8BdQGjeilz
— Quinnipiac Men’s Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) March 15, 2024
Quinnipiac added two more in the second, with Jacob Quillan and Andon Cerbone potting tallies. Quillan got a fortunate bounce off the glass to bury home and Cerbone was the beneficiary of a give and go with Mason Marcellus, giving the hosts a 3-1 lead at the time.
Give and go 🫡#BobcatNation x #NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/8TomH8Im0d
— Quinnipiac Men’s Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) March 16, 2024
Both Cerbone and Marcellus finished with multi-point nights, as Cerbone had a goal and assist while Marcellus dished a trio of helpers.
STATS AND NOTES
- Marcellus has recorded points in four of his last five and six of his last nine. He has 13 points during that span.
- Cerbone has points in five of his last six contests and it is his first, multi-point game during that span.
- Quillan has points in five of the last six and eight of the last 10 games, dating back to Feb. 2. He has 15 during that stretch.
- Charles Alexis Legault increased his points streak to seven games with an assist tonight. He’s totaled 13 in that span.
- Collin Graf has a point in 10 of his last 11 games, totaling 16 since Jan. 27.
- Sam Lipkin buried his 15th tally of the season, setting a new career-best for goals in a year.
- The Bobcats are now 47-5-2 at The Bank since the start of the 2021-22 campaign.
UP NEXT
Game two of the ECAC Quarterfinals is slated for 7 p.m., at M&T Bank Arena.
Tickets are on sale now at gobobcats.com/tickets.
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