No. 8 Men’s Hockey Stunned by Princeton in ECAC Semifinals
“At no point do we feel we found our game in that 60 minutes.”
“At no point do we feel we found our game in that 60 minutes.”
“From this way out, baby, it's one-and-done,” Jones said. “So you gotta manage game and play properly.”
After dropping game one on Friday night and bouncing back on Saturday, the Red hung on to beat the Crimson on Sunday, ending Harvard’s season and capping off an impressive 15-3 record at Lynah Rink.
“It was a good version of ourselves tonight,” said head coach Casey Jones ’90. “Pretty complete game for us, good response by our guys in terms of some urgency.”
After a disappointing series opener the night before, No. 9 men’s hockey came to play in game two of the ECAC quarterfinals best-of-three with Harvard.
“I think we just have to be better as a team collectively. I didn't think we were as connected as we need to be in the way we play. So we just got to be better tomorrow.”
“We know what it means to our fans, the Lynah Faithful,” Jones said. “To get this playoff series at home against Harvard is pretty special.”
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“It comes down to really establishing your role and buying into it and believing in it whatever that may be, whether you’re [on the] first line or in the stands every night,” O’Brien said. “If you can master your role, then you actually do contribute to the team every day.”
“We've had ups and downs a little bit. We've had lessons that we've learned along the way. They've responded to everything so far. That's playoff hockey, right there.”
“Most times when you see teams score after a 0-0 tie after the first period, some teams kind of back off, but I think that we handled it the right way.”
“It's a big weekend for us,” said senior defenseman Jack O’Brien. “If you look at our past eight games, on the road, it's been a grind. It's a big momentum weekend leading into the playoffs. So if we can get both wins, it'll be huge.”
“We’re just reaping the benefits,” said head coach Casey Jones ’90. “We’re reaping the benefits of two juniors being really, really good.”
Cornell surrendered far too many high-danger, numbers-up chances to the Tigers, who secured their first regulation win over Cornell since Jan. 21, 2022.
“We had no passengers tonight,” said head coach Casey Jones '90. “I thought it was as complete a game as we’ve played."