Box Score

HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac Bobcats got a late powerplay goal to stop a rally by the UNO hockey team and held on for a 4-3 win on Thursday night at the TD Bank Sports Center.  The Mavericks had erased a 3-0 deficit in their first game back from the Christmas break.

The non-conference loss drops UNO to 12-6-1 overall while the Bobcats improved to 9-9-1 on the year.

Trailing 3-0 late in the second period, UNO got on the board on a power play.  Bryce Aneloski took a pass from #Matt Ambroz#, weaved around two defenders and fired a wrist shot past goalie Eric Hartzell for his second goal of the year.

Ambroz closed the gap to 3-2 early in the second when he backhanded home the rebound of a shot by Mike Young at 4:09.

The tying goal came on a great individual effort by #Brent Gwidt#.  He took a stretch pass from #Alex Hudson#, slipped around a Quinnipiac defenseman and then held him off while sliding a backhander through the legs of Hartzell.

But Quinnipiac's Scott Zurevinski got the game winner when he knocked in a loose puck during a netmouth scramble for his second goal of the game.

The Bobcats had built a 3-0 lead on goals by Zurevinski in the first period and Jeremy Langlois (powerplay) and Loren Barron in the second.

Hartzell was the busier of the two goalies.  He made 53 saves as UNO outshot the Bobcats, 56-27.  #John Faulkner# made 23 saves in the loss.

The two teams face a quick turnaround as they will play the finale of the series on Friday at noon ET.