ITHACA, N.Y. — A three-goal third period powered seventh-ranked Quinnipiac to a 4-1 victory over 13th-ranked Cornell on Saturday night, snapping the Big Red's six-game winning streak before 3,643 at Lynah Rink.

Junior forward Luke Devlin scored the lone goal for the Big Red (12-5-0, 7-3-0 ECAC Hockey) in the setback, which marked Cornell's first home loss since falling 3-1 to No. 19 Clarkson on Feb. 21, 2025. Freshman goaltender Alexis Cournoyer made 23 saves in the losing effort.

"They might be the best team we've seen so far this year," Casey Jones '90, the Jay R. Bloom '77 Head Coach of Cornell Men's Ice Hockey, said. "They were consistent in the way they played. What we saw on tape, we expected to see, and they brought it."

Quinnipiac's Aaron Schwartz paced the Bobcats' offense with two assists, becoming just the eighth Cornell opponent to register a multi-point game against the Big Red this season. Andon Cerbone opened the scoring and was joined on the scoresheet by Ethan Wyttenbach, who tallied the game-winning goal, as well as Elliott Groenewold and Tyler Borgula. Matej Marinov stopped 20 of 21 shots in the victory for the Bobcats (18-4-2, 10-2-0), who have won 13 of their last 14 games.

After a sluggish offensive start that featured a combined five shots on goal in the opening 10 minutes, Quinnipiac broke through at 11:12 of the first period. Following an offensive-zone faceoff win by Chris Pelosi, Aaron Schwartz fired a shot from the left circle that Cerbone deflected in front of Cournoyer.

The Bobcats outshot Cornell 9-6 in the opening frame and killed off a Cornell power play late in the period to carry their 1-0 lead into the first intermission.

Neither team found the back of the net in a tightly contested second period, though Cornell held a slight 9-6 edge in shots on goal. The Big Red generated several quality chances but couldn't solve Marinov, while Cournoyer kept the deficit at one with several key saves for Cornell.

"It was a one-goal game going into the third period," Jones said. "The chances probably through that point in time were probably, give or take a little bit maybe. They might have had the benefit in the first. We might have had the benefit in the second. It was one of those games where it was right there for the taking."

The Bobcats wasted little time extending their lead in the final frame. Just 2:20 into the third period, Wyttenbach finished off a Mason Marcellus feed to make it 2-0, with the goal standing as the game-winner.

Two minutes later, Groenewold scored on a failed clearing attempt to push the lead to 3-0. Borgula capped Quinnipiac's offensive explosion with a power-play goal at 11:06 of the third period, beating Cournoyer short-side.

"I thought we looked a little bit young and made some mistakes in the third period," Jones said. "We didn't hold our composure and didn't play the game the right way. I thought our unforced turnovers were a big difference in the game. I thought we turned a lot of pucks over tonight that we haven't done."

Devlin spoiled the shutout bid with 2:33 remaining in regulation when he pounced on a loose puck after Michael Fisher took a shot from along the goal line.

GAME NOTES
• Quinnipiac trimmed Cornell's lead in the all-time series to 28-22-6, as the Bobcats are unbeaten in four of the last five meetings (2-1-2). Following its 3-1 victory at Lynah Rink on Nov. 22, 2024, Quinnipiac has registered consecutive wins at Lynah Rink for the first time since a five-year span between Feb. 8, 2013, and Nov. 18, 2016.

• Cornell has yet to play overtime this season, marking the sixth time in program history the Big Red have gone its first 17 games without needing an extra period. It is the first instance since 1987-88, when Cornell also played its first 17 games without overtime. The Big Red join Lake Superior State as the lone programs that have not played in overtime this season.

MOST GAMES BEFORE FIRST OVERTIME GAME
Cornell Program History
• 24 games, 1978-79
• 22 games, 1975-76
• 21 games, 1959-60 (entire season)
• 20 games, 1965-66
• 17 games, 1987-88
• 17 games, 2025-26

• The Big Red were held scoreless on the power play for just the third time in its last 13 games, going 0-for-2 with the man advantage. Quinnipiac converted on one of its four power-play opportunities.

NEXT UP
Cornell will conclude its program-record eight-game homestand next weekend when it welcomes ECAC Hockey and Ivy League rivals No. 10 Dartmouth (14-4-1, 8-2-1 ECAC Hockey) and Harvard (9-7-1, 7-4-0 ECAC Hockey) to Lynah Rink on Reunion Weekend. Puck drop for both contests is scheduled for 7 p.m., with game action streamed live on ESPN+. Saturday's game between the Big Red and Crimson will also stream live in Canada on TSN+.