Unable to stave off Cornell's offensive surge any longer, Mazzoleni swapped Prestifilippo with junior goaltender Oliver Jonas for the remainder of the game.

"I pulled Prestifilippo to try to change the flow of the game," Mazzoleni said. "The team wasn't doing anything in front of him and he didn't deserve that."

McRae tallied Cornell's sixth and final goal of the game at 11:56, the most goals scored on the Crimson in a single period this season. Despite this stigma, Jonas turned in a solid individual effort that warded off any further Big Red offense.

An uneventful third period followed, with both teams notching seven shots on goal. A single bright spot emerged when Turco netted the Crimson's second goal of the night at 9:02.

Taking a breakaway pass from senior winger Brett Chodorow, Turco hit the back of the net with a backhand over Burt's right shoulder, making the score 6-2.

The surprisingly dismal loss placed an additional hurdle in front of the

Crimson in the hunt for home-ice advantage in the ECAC playoffs.

"We're done with Cornell for the year unless we face them in the playoffs," Allman said. "We're going to focus on Colgate and try to even that score because we're still striving for home ice."