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ITHACA, N.Y. – Sophomore goalie Andy Iles made 15 saves for his first collegiate shutout and the Cornell men's hockey team used three goals in a span of five minutes in the third period to pull away for a 4-0 victory over Princeton on Friday night in front of a sold-out crowd at Lynah Rink. It was the third consecutive win for the Big Red (4-2, 4-1 ECAC Hockey), which is ranked 18th in the country in the most recent USCHO.com poll.
 
Iles needed to just two saves in the third period to wrap up his first shutout in his 24th career start. Thirteen of his 15 saves came in the opening 40 minutes, and the Big Red defense blocked 11 more shots to quell the Tigers' high-paced attack.
 
“We had moments when we didn't look as good as we did last weekend,” Iles said, referencing the road sweep of Harvard and Dartmouth. “But great teams find ways to pull victories.”
 
Freshman Brian Ferlin stayed hot by netting his fourth goal of the young season 11:29 into the contest. Junior forward John Esposito knocked the puck deep into Tigers territory to the right of Princeton goalie Sean Bonar. Junior forward Greg Miller tracked down the puck along the endboards and wheeled a pass toward Esposito crashing toward the near post, but the puck caromed off a defender's skate and across the slot. Ferlin beat Bonar with a shot along the ice to give the Big Red the lead. Miller has points in all six Cornell games so far, while Ferlin pushed his point streak to five games.
 
Both teams struggled on the power play on the night, going a combined 0-for-9. Specifically, the Big Red couldn't capitalize on its three chances on the man advantage in the second period, leaving the lead at one goal entering the final period.
 
That's when Cornell rattled off the clinching goals, starting with freshman defenseman Joakim Ryan's fourth strike of the season. The goal was unassisted, as Ryan collected a Princeton clearing attempt at the right point and sent a shot through traffic that beat Bonar high to the glove side at the 5:52 mark.
 
Sophomore forward Dustin Mowrey extended the lead to three on a three-on-two rush at 9:26. Senior forward Locke Jillson led the break after eluding a Princeton forechecker at the Big Red blue line. With speed, Jillson entered the Tigers' zone and dropped a pass for Mowrey, who then went cross-ice with a pass for Cole Bardreau. The freshman forward tried to find Jillson with at the far post with a pass, but the effort was deflected toward goal, between Bonar's legs and off the near post. The puck ricocheted across the crease to Mowrey, who flipped in the rebound for his first goal of the campaign.
 
Just 68 seconds later, senior forward Sean Collins wrapped up the scoring with his second goal of the year. Junior defenseman Nick D'Agostino started the play with a quick transition pass out of his own zone to freshman forward Joel Lowry speeding up the left wing. Upon entering the Princeton zone, Lowry found Collins splitting the defense. He then sent a shot over Bonar's glove to cap the outburst.
 
“We're going to have a special season if we can continue to do what we've been doing lately,” Collins said.
 
The Big Red, which entered the night third in the nation in offense, had 10 players register single points. Fifteen of the team's 18 skaters sported either plus-1 or plus-2 ratings on the night, though head coach Mike Schafer spoke highly of the three that maintained even ratings.

“I thought Erik Axell was the best player on the ice for us tonight,” Schafer said of the junior who centers a line with Rodger Craig and Vince Mihalek on the wings.
 
Cornell is back in action on Saturday night when it hosts Quinnipiac at Lynah Rink. Face off is scheduled for 7 p.m.