The holiday break is time for family, home-cooked meals, and relaxation, but it can also have negative effects.<\/p>\n
The Quinnipiac Bobcats were handed a 3-2 loss on their home ice at the hands of the RIT Tigers. This was the Bobcats’ first game back on the ice since the break.<\/p>\n
“We were rusty, but we had enough time to practice when we got back from the break,” said Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold.<\/p>\n
The rust showed as RIT (10-6-2) scored in the opening minute. Steve Martic received a backdoor pass from Brennan Sarazin for the 1-0 lead 36 seconds in.<\/p>\n
“Tonight we were not mentally ready to play,” said Pecknold.<\/p>\n
The Bobcats (8-5-4) regrouped after the goal and got a tally of their own. Bobcat captain Reid Cashman picked up a pass from Chris Myers and wristed home the puck for his first of the season, 11 minutes in.<\/p>\n
The Tigers took the lead back with just under three minutes remaining in the first period, when Dan Ringwald banged home a bouncing puck on the power play. Steve Pinizzotto took the shot from the point, saved by Bud Fisher, and Ringwald lit the lamp.<\/p>\n
Quinnipiac’s Bryan Leitch evened the score when Ben Nelson found him alone in front of the net, and Leitch poked the puck home through Jocelyn Guimond’s five hole.<\/p>\n
RIT sealed the win with Matt Smith’s 11th goal of the season. The Tigers moved the puck around the zone until Ringwald took a shot from a tough angle. The puck was deflected by Smith and trickled off Fisher’s shoulder and into the net.<\/p>\n
Guimond made 33 saves in the win, while Fisher made 22 in the losing effort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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