Cressey Scores Twice as No. 19 Princeton Falls to No. 9 Quinnipiac

Saturday, December 1

Princeton, N.J.

7:00 PM

Princeton University

3-6-1, 3-4-1

Quinnipiac

13-2, 6-2

Quinnipiac

Princeton

Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast

Cressey Scores Twice as No. 19 Princeton Falls to No. 9 Quinnipiac

December 01, 2018 | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Sophomore Jackson Cressey scored twice but it wasn't enough as No. 19 Princeton fell 6-3 to No. 9 Quinnipiac in the second game of the two-game set at Hobey Baker Rink on Saturday night.

The Bobcats took the lead in the second and held a one-goal lead at the second intermission, 4-3, before taking on two goals in the third.

Cressey hit the back door on a cross crease pass from senior Josh Teves to put Princeton (3-6-1, 3-4-1) on the board first at 17:58 of the first.

GOAL! Jackson Cressey with his second of the season on a feed from Josh Teves and Tigers take a 1-0 lead pic.twitter.com/ek25xKylYy
— Princeton University Hockey (@princetonhockey) December 2, 2018

Quinnipiac (13-2, 6-2) took advantage of a power-play opportunity late in the first and was able to score just as the penalty expired at 1:29 of the second.

Ryan Kuffner was quick to respond with his eighth tally of the season with Max Veronneau and Derek Topatigh earning the assists.

GOAL! Ryan Kuffner answers Quinnipiac's goal with this one and Tigers regain the lead, it's 2-1 pic.twitter.com/jEM4opil5W
— Princeton University Hockey (@princetonhockey) December 2, 2018

The Bobcats scored two goals in a span of 35 seconds to take a 3-2 lead at 7:17 of the second. Chase Priskie expanded the advantage with a goal right off a face off during a 4-on-4.

Cressey net his second goal of a redirection of a Veronneau chance with Kuffner earning the second assist as the Tigers made it a one-goal game, 4-3 with the power-play marker at 17:28 of the second.

GOAL! Cressey gets his second on a redirection of a Veronneau shot and it's 4-3 pic.twitter.com/N2BWx5GyEp
— Princeton University Hockey (@princetonhockey) December 2, 2018

Priskie and Martin both scored their second goals of the night in the third.

Keith Petruzzelli made 27 saves in net for Quinnipiac who went 2 for 4 on the power play.

Sophomore Ryan Ferland made 28 saves for the Tigers, who were 1 for 7 on the power play.

Princeton hosts Arizona State in a pair of games next weekend, Dec. 7 & 8 at Hobey Baker Rink.