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Clarke and Bobcats in 1st Place With 6th Consecutive Win (Mentors)
Nov. 22, 2009

Dan Clarke is an alumnus of the GCG Prospects Camp, and is coached by GCG Consultant Justin Eddy.

ITHACA, N.Y. - The No. 13 Quinnipiac University men's ice hockey team upset No. 5 Cornell, 3-2, in an ECAC Hockey match-up at Lynah Rink in Ithaca, N.Y. With the win, Quinnipiac sweeps its third consecutive ECAC Hockey weekend to improve to 6-0-0 in conference play and 10-1-0 overall. Cornell goes to 5-2-0 overall and 4-2-0 in league action. Quinnipiac stands in first place following its sixth consecutive win. 

Sophomore Dan Clarke (Belleville, Ont.) stopped 23 of 25 shots on goal, including the first 20 he saw in the game until late in the third period. Three different Quinnipiac players, including two freshmen, scored to lead Quinnipiac. Zach Davies (Smithers, B.C.) scored the game's first goal, while Reese Rolheiser (Edmonton, Alb.) scored the Bobcats' last. Mike Atkinson (Sparta, N.J.) also added a goal for Quinnipiac. The Bobcats withstood a late charge by Cornell, which include two goals in the last five minutes of the game.

"I'm proud of our effort tonight," head coach Rand Pecknold said. "We competed hard for the entire weekend. It's always exciting to get a win against a top-five team."

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