Here is what the Cornell beat writer had to say on the game.
I'm sure there's a lot of doom-and-gloom talk out there heading into tonight's rematch, but keep in mind that a Big Red win would certainly — at least in many schools of thought — make this trip a success. A road win over North Dakota is the sort of thing you can hang your hat on 'round tournament time.
That said, Friday's game was pretty much a disaster. Cornell will look to re-establish its own style of play and see where it takes them ... because through the first six games of this season, the results spoke for themselves.
Seems bad bounces are the reason UND beat Cornell. Hum... First off WCHA teams are a lot different that ECAC teams, the talent level in the WCHA is a lot higher. I am not sure what these guys expected to do here in Grand Forks? UND is a lot better than its 5-7-1 record. Second, I thought UND out hustled the Big Red all night. The Sophomore class is going to start making some noise. Mark my words. Frattin can flat out shoot and can snipe the puck.
All of that said, I'm willing to guess things will get a whole lot more serious pretty soon for the Big Red. A 7-3 loss will do that, even if it seemed like some bad bounces doomed the team at a few critical junctures. I haven't been able to see the tape of the entire game yet (we don't get the NHL Network in the office), but I was able to catch the third period — and it wasn't like any Cornell team I've seen so far. Plucky as the Big Red might have been, it was way too flapable.
This article sums up the game from last night between Cornell and UND.
College hockey: North Dakota thumps No. 12 Cornell
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Cornell did exactly what it wanted to early in Friday's game at North Dakota, pouncing on opportunities to take the lead twice in the first period. But both times, the Fighting Sioux kicked down the door and tied it up.
And then roof collapsed on the Big Red. Matt Frattin had three goals and an assist for North Dakota, which went 3-for-7 against the nation's best penalty-killing team in a 7-3 rout of the 12th-ranked Big Red.
This is the most interesting of all the stuff I have read from the Cornell Media is the Cornell Hockey in North Dakota blog. It has been kept up to date. There is some really interesting stuff. The blog writer also made a link to some pictures at the end of the article of the REA.
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