New Hampshire Defeated By Cornell, 3-1, At Madison Square Garden

Freshman forward Patrick Grasso scored a goal for the Wildcats
Prd Time  Team Score Type Scored By Assists
1st 5:06  UNH1-0 EV Patrick Grasso (11)Brendan van Riemsdyk/7, Matias Cleland/14
1st 11:59  COR1-1 PP Trevor Yates (4)Patrick McCarron/6
2nd 16:47  COR2-1 EV GW Noah Bauld (1)Matthew Nuttle/1, Dan Wedman/1
3rd 12:46  COR3-1 PS Alex Rauter (3) -
Scoring 1st 2nd 3rd Final
New Hampshire  1001
Cornell  1113
Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd SOG
New Hampshire  1014630
Cornell  1271029
Team Stats and Records  PP PIM SHGF
New Hampshire (6-6-2)  0/7 7/14 0
Cornell (4-3-1)  1/6 7/14 0
New Hampshire Goaltending MIN GA 1 2 3 Saves
Daniel Tirone (L, 6-4-2)58:583 116926
Empty Net1:020     
Cornell Goaltending MIN GA 1 2 3 Saves
Mitch Gillam (W, 4-3-1)59:371 914629
Empty Net0:230     

NEW YORK - The University of New Hampshire men's hockey team fell by a score of 3-1 to Cornell University Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y.

GAME INFORMATION

Date: November 26, 2016 (8:07 p.m.)
Score: Cornell 3, New Hampshire 1
New Records: Cornell (4-3-1, 3-2-1 ECAC) // New Hampshire (6-6-2, 3-1-1 HEA)
Location: Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.)

Goal Scorers:

New Hampshire - Patrick Grasso (van Riemsdyk, Cleland) - 5:06 - First Period

Cornell - Trevor Yates (McCarron) - 11:59 - First Period (ppg) // Noah Bauld (Nuttle, Wedman) - 16:47 - Second Period // Alex Rauter (penalty shot) - 12:46 - Third Period

Goaltenders:

UNH - Danny Tirone (6-4-2) - 26 saves (11 | 6 | 9) - 58:58 in net

Cornell - Mitch Gillam (4-3-1) - 29 saves (9 | 14 | 6) 59:37 in net

Next Home Game: Friday, Dec. 2, 2016 vs. Maine (7:00 p.m.)

WHAT HAPPENED

The Wildcats struck first at 5:06 of the first period as freshman forward Patrick Grasso (Ankeny, Iowa) notched his 11th goal of the season. Senior captain Matias Cleland (Longmont, Colo.) dished a pass to freshman Brendan van Riemsdyk (Middletown, N.J.). He found Grasso inside the faceoff circle to the left of Big Red netminder Mitch Gillam. Grasso fired a shot from his knees that squeaked past Gillam and into the net.

The Big Red tied the score at 11:59 of the first stanza with a goal by Trevor Yates. Patrick McCarron tallied the assist on the play as he fired a shot in on net that was initially saved by UNH netminder Danny Tirone (Trumbull, Conn.), but Yates got the rebound and put it away.

CU gained a 2-1 lead with 3:13 left in the second period on a deflection goal by Noah Bauld. Dan Wedman swung the puck along the point from left to right to Matt Nuttle. He then fired the puck on net that took a deflection off the stick of Bauld and into the net.

Cornell gained a 3-1 lead with 7:14 left in the third period on a penalty shot by Alex Rauter.

PENALTIES

New Hampshire: 7 penalties - 14 minutes
Cornell: 7 penalties - 14 minutes

SPECIAL TEAMS New Hampshire: 0-for-6
Cornell: 1-for-6

NEW HAMPSHIRE LEADERS

Points: Patrick Grasso (1), Brendan van Riemsdyk (1), Matias Cleland (1)
Goals: Grasso (1)
Assists: van Riemsdyk (1), Cleland (1)

CORNELL LEADERS

Points: Trevor Yates (1), Patrick McCarron (1), Noah Bauld (1), Matt Nuttle (1), Dan Wedman (1), Alex Rauter (1)
Goals: - Yates (1), Bauld (1), Rauter (1)
Assists: - McCarron (1), Nuttle (1), Wedman (1)​