ITHACA, N.Y. – After a controversial reversal on a Union goal late in the third period which would have tied the game, the Union College men's hockey team dropped a 5-2 decision to No. 2 Cornell on Friday night at Lynah Rink.
 
The Dutchmen battled back from a 3-0 deficit late in the second period, seemingly tying the game up 3-3 with just over six minutes left in the third period. However, the Cornell coaching staff challenged the play forcing a review of the goal, in which the officials deemed that Union had score illegally and reversed the call on the ice, giving Cornell back a 3-2 lead.
 
Union continued to battle in the final minutes of play; looking to force overtime. However, as Union opted for the empty net, the Big Red scored twice in the final 30 seconds of play to inflate the final score to 5-2.
 
The No. 2-ranked Big Red came out looking like one of the nation's premier teams during the first period, scoring twice in the first 11 minutes and out-shooting Union, 13-1, in the frame. However, as the game wore on Union started to get its stride back after a week off from competition.
 
Despite giving up a goal late in the second period, Union got on the board with a power-play goal from Gabriel Seger with just 1:04 left in the period. Fellow first year Dylan Anhorn then scored at the 10:07 mark of the third-period to make it a one-goal game, after which the rest was history.
 
Summary

• Gabriel Seger and Dylan Anhorn both scored their fifth goals of the season. Four Dutchmen now have five goals each this year: Seger, Anhorn, Anthony Rinaldi and Sean Harrison.
• Anhorn also assisted on Seger's goal and finished the night with two points.
• Rinaldi assisted on Anhorn's goal in the second period, and if his goal would have stood, Rinaldi would have finished with a two-point night.
• Union kept the shot margin even in the third period, as both teams recorded five shots on net in the final frame.
• Cornell scored two power-play goals and two empty-netters, while Union scored one power-play goal on six chances.
• Junior goaltender Darion Hanson made a total of 21 stops in net for the Dutchmen, while Matthew Galajda only made nine saves on the other side of the ice.

Up Next for the Dutchmen
Union closes out the weekend with a game against Colgate tomorrow night at the Class of 1965 Arena. Puck drop in Hamilton is set for 7 p.m. (ET).