No. 1 Cornell outlasts Union, 4-3, avoiding upset

In its first week as #1 in the USCHO.com poll, Cornell had to hold off a pesky Union team to earn a 4-3 victory while #3 Clarkson fell to Quinnipiac. Providence and Northeastern each found ways to earn ties, while No. 2 Notre Dame rallied on the road past Penn State (photo: Omar Phillips).