Men's Icers Fall To #2 Cornell, 2-0, In ECAC Semi-Finals

March 21, 2003

ALBANY, NY - The Cornell Big Red (27-4-1, 19-2-1), ranked second in the country, handed Brown (16-13-5, 10-8-4) a 2-0 loss in the first semi-final game of the 2003 ECAC Championship Tournament Friday afternoon at Albany's Pepsi Arena.

After nearly two periods of scoreless action, during which Brown was out-shot 20-6, the Big Red took a 1-0 lead with just 2:06 remaining in the second period. Just 20 seconds after a Brown power-play had expired, Cornell's Cam Abbott fed Greg Hornby on a two-on-one break, as Hornby lifted the puck past junior goalie Yann Danis (Saint-Jerome, QUE) to his right, breaking open a 0-0 deadlock.

Cornell increased its lead at 11:03 of the third period on a goal by Travis Bell. After several failed attempts to clear the puck of the zone by the Bears, Bell fired a slap shot from the left point that beat Danis glove-side for the two goal advantage.

For the game, Danis stopped 27 shots in net, while Cornell's David LeNeveu, the ECAC Co-Player of the Year, made 11 saves for the Big Red. Brown continues action tomorrow, Saturday, March 22, at 3:30 p.m. facing the loser of the Harvard/Dartmouth contest in the consolation game of the ECAC Championship Tournament.

BROWN		0	0	0	x	-	0

CORNELL		0	1	1	x	--	2


First period - No Scoring. Penalties - BR, 4-8; C, 4-8.


Second period  - C, Greg Hornby (Cam Abbott, Chris Abbott), 17:54. 
Penalties - BR, 4-8; C, 3-6.


Third period - C, Travis Bell (Mark McRae, Shane Palahicky), 11:03. 
Penalties - BR,1-2; C, 0-0. 


Saves

C, David LeNeveu, 1-5-5-x - 11 (60:00); 
BR, Yann Danis, 8-13-6-x - 27 (59:02).


Records - BR, 16-13-5, 10-8-4; C, 27-4-1, 19-2-1. 


Attendance -  6,810 (Pepsi Arena).