Cornell Hockey Defeats Michigan State In Toledo Regional Semifinals
Cornell Hockey Defeats Michigan State In Toledo Regional Semifinals
Cornell squeezes out the 4-3 win over Michigan State to reach the Toledo Regional Finals on March 29.

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Cornell Hockey comes away with a tight victory over Michigan State in the Toledo Regional semifinals, winning 4-3 off a last-second power-play goal in the first period.
Michigan State started things off by taking the lead early with a goal from Gavin O'Connell at the 12-minute mark of the first period.
The Big Red tied the game about nine minutes later, but the Spartans regained control at the end of the first period, making it a 2-1 game.
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Michigan State was still attempting to go after the Big Red, but Cornell weathered the storm and tied the game again with a goal from Charlie Major, but the Spartans would answer 17 seconds later.
In the third period, Cornell got many shots on goal but couldn't break through until they tied things up for the third time and would then capitalize on the game-winning power-play goal from Sullivan Mack.
Earlier in the day, BU hockey defeated Ohio State 8-3 to advance to the Toledo Regional finals. Setting up Cornell vs. BU on March 29 with the winner punching its ticket to the Frozen Four.
Recap the live updates, scores, highlights, and more from Michigan State Hockey vs. Cornell.
End Of Game: Cornell Wins It
Final: Cornell 4, Michigan State 3
After trailing the entire game, Mack Sullivan gives Cornell the win on a power play goal with a tripping penalty from Matt Basgall.
MACK SULLIVAN GIVES CORNELL THE LEAD!
Cornell 4, Michigan State 3
Cornell takes the lead with ten seconds left off the power play goal!!
Penalty On MSU Sets Up Power Play Opportunity - 3rd 1'
Michigan State 3, Cornell 3
A tripping penalty allows Cornell to play the Spartans with an undermanned defense.
Walsh Gets His Second Goal - 3rd 7'
Michigan State 3, Cornell 3
Ryan Walsh comes up clutch again for Cornell and evens the game at three.
Cornell Putting The Pressure On Michigan State - 3rd 13'
Michigan State 3, Cornell 2
The Big Red got off multiple shots on goal to begin the game's final period, but Goaltender Trey Augustine stayed strong.
Start Of Third Period
Michigan State 3, Cornell 2
The final period starts now!
The Go-Ahead Goal from Dorwart 17 Seconds After!!!
Michigan State 3, Cornell 2
Only took 17 seconds for the Spartans to take back the lead as Dorwart collects his 13th on the year from Štrbák and O'Connell.#GoGreen pic.twitter.com/FZqJAyii6A
— Michigan State Hockey (@MSU_Hockey) March 27, 2025
Game Tying Goal From Major
Michigan State 2, Cornell 2
A MAJOR GOAL FOR CHARLIE MAJOR! 🚨#NCAAHockey x 🎥 ESPN+ / @CornellMHockey pic.twitter.com/XB6EuqpHRA
— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) March 27, 2025
End Of Second Period
Michigan State 3, Cornell 2
Michigan State goes into the game's final period with a spot to the Toledo Regional finals on the line with a 3-2 lead.
Karsen Dorwart Gives MSU Hockey The Lead Once Again - 2nd 3'
Michigan State 3, Cornell 2
Not even 20 seconds after Karsen Dorwart scores, and the Spartans go back up!!!
Cornell Ties It Up Again - 2nd 3'
Michigan State 2, Cornell 2
With about three minutes left in the second period, Charlie Major ties it for Cornell again.
Multiple Shots From The Spartans But Cornell Stays Strong - 2nd 12'
Michigan State 2, Cornell 1
Even with MSU staying on the attack with 15 shots, they haven't been able to extend their lead.
Start Of Second Period
Michigan State 2, Cornell 1
Players are back on the ice for the second period.
Ryan Walsh's Goal To Tie It Up
Michigan State 2, Cornell 1
The Big Red tie it up thanks to Ryan Walsh 🔴#NCAAHockey x 🎥 ESPN+ / @CornellMHockey pic.twitter.com/FtPc8R0nuJ
— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) March 27, 2025
First Goal From Michigan State
Michigan State 2, Cornell 1
O'Connell nets his sixth goal of the season off the setup from Larson to make it 1-0 Spartans. pic.twitter.com/Y05t6BINsL
— Michigan State Hockey (@MSU_Hockey) March 27, 2025
End Of First Period
Michigan State 2, Cornell 1
After the opening period of play, three goals were scored in total, with Michigan State at the top.
Power Play Goal Gets MSU Back On Top - 1st 1'
Michigan State 2, Cornell 1
Daniel Russell takes advantage of the power play opportunity and knocks the puck through the net to give the Spartans an edge right before the second period starts.
Cornell Strikes Back - 1st 5'
Michigan State 1, Cornell 1
With under five minutes left in the period, Ryan Walsh scores to tie things up for the Big Red.
The Spartans Draw First Blood - 1st 12'
Michigan State 1, Cornell 0
Gavin O'Connell scores off a pass from Joey Larson to get Michigan State on the board.
Gametime - 1st, 20'
Michigan State 0, Cornell 0
The puck has dropped and we are underway.
Cornell Tournament Ready
Tournament ready!#YellCornell pic.twitter.com/40l0E8kTcK
— Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey (@CornellMHockey) March 27, 2025
Michigan State Getting Ready To Hit The Ice
Game Ready.
— Michigan State Hockey (@MSU_Hockey) March 27, 2025
Go Green. pic.twitter.com/5BdLVbTQx6
How To Watch Michigan State vs. Cornell Hockey
Cornell vs. Michigan State hockey will be live on ESPN+ at 5:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 27.
NCAA Hockey Tournament Bracket 2025
Here's the NCAA Hockey Tournament regional schedule.
Thursday, March 27
- 2:00 p.m. ET - Boston University vs. Ohio State (ESPNU/ESPN+) - Toledo, Ohio Regional
- 5:00 p.m. ET - No. 4 Western Michigan vs. Minnesota State (ESPNU/ESPN+) - Fargo, N.D. Regional
- 5:30 p.m. ET - No. 2. Michigan State vs. Cornell (ESPN+) - Toledo, Ohio Regional
- 8:30 p.m. ET - Minnesota vs. UMass (ESPN2/ESPN+) - Fargo, N.D. Regional
Friday, March 28
- 2:00 p.m. ET - No. 1 Boston College vs. Bentley (ESPNU/ESPN+) - Manchester, N.H. Regional
- 5:00 p.m. ET - UConn vs. Quinnipiac (ESPNU/ESPN+) - Allentown, Pa. Regional
- 5:30 p.m. ET - Providence vs. Denver (ESPN+) - Manchester, N.H. Regional
- 8:30 p.m. ET - No. 3 Maine vs. Penn State (ESPN2/ESPN+) - Allentown, Pa. Regional
Saturday, March 29
- 4:00 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. ET - Fargo Regional Final (ESPNU/ESPN+)
- 4:00 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. ET - Toledo Regional Final (ESPNU/ESPN+)
Sunday, March 30
- Manchester Regional Final, 4:30 p.m. ET or 7:00 p.m. ET (EPN2/ESPN+)
- Allentown Regional Final, 4:30 p.m. ET or 7:00 p.m. ET (ESPN2/ESPN+)
Frozen Four 2025 Schedule
Thursday, April 10
- 5:00 p.m. ET – Semifinal 1 – Enterprise Center | St. Louis, Mo.
- 8:30 p.m. ET – Semifinal 2 – Enterprise Center | St. Louis, Mo.
Frozen Four 2025 National Championship
Saturday, April 12
- 7:30 p.m. ET – National Championship Game – Enterprise Center | St. Louis, Mo.
Michigan State Hockey Roster 2025
- 1 - Trey Augustine - So. - G - 6' 1'' - 194 lbs
- 2 - Patrick Geary - So. - D - 6' 1'' - 191 lbs
- 3 - Austin Oravetz - So. - D - 5' 10'' - 192 lbs
- 4 - David Gucciardi - Sr. - D - 6' 1'' - 200 lbs
- 5 - Maxim Štrbák - So. - D - 6' 2'' - 200 lbs
- 6 - Matt Basgall - Jr. - D - 5' 10'' - 183 lbs
- 7 - Tommi Männistö - So. - F - 6' 0'' - 193 lbs
- 8 - Owen West - Fr. - D - 5' 11'' - 186 lbs
- 9 - Griffin Jurecki - So. - F - 5' 10'' - 180 lbs
- 10 - Tiernan Shoudy - Jr. - F - 5' 9'' - 175 lbs
- 11 - Charlie Stramel - Jr. - F - 6' 3'' - 210 lbs
- 12 - Vladislav Lukashevich - Fr. - D - 6' 1'' - 187 lbs
- 13 - Kaden Nelson - Fr. - F - 6' 0'' - 170 lbs
- 14 - Joey Larson - Jr. - F - 6' 1'' - 196 lbs
- 15 - Mikey DeAngelo - Fr. - F - 5' 11'' - 179 lbs
- 16 - Daniel Russell - Jr. - F - 5' 10'' - 160 lbs
- 17 - Red Savage - Sr. - F - 5' 11'' - 185 lbs
- 18 - Isaac Howard - Jr. - F - 5' 11'' - 190 lbs
- 19 - Shane Vansaghi - Fr. - F - 6' 2'' - 215 lbs
- 20 - Nathan Mackie - Fr. - F - 5' 11'' - 191 lbs
- 21 - Tanner Kelly - Sr. - F - 5' 10'' - 175 lbs
- 22 - Nicklas Andrews - Gr. - D - 5' 10'' - 193 lbs
- 23 - Karsen Dorwart - Jr. - F - 6' 1'' - 195 lbs
- 24 - Gavin O'Connell - So. - F - 6' 0'' - 183 lbs
- 25 - Dolan Gilbert - Jr. - G - 6' 2'' - 180 lbs
- 26 - Luca Di Pasquo - So. - G - 6' 0'' - 204 lbs
Cornell Hockey Roster 2025
- 1 - Jack O'Brien - Jr. - D - 6' 0'' - 184 Ibs
- 2 - Hank Kempf - Sr. - D - 6' 2'' - 203 Ibs
- 3 - Hoyt Stanley - So. - D - 6' 3'' - 203 Ibs
- 4 - George Fegaras - So. - D - 6' 2'' - 212 Ibs
- 5 - Jimmy Rayhill - Sr. - D - 5' 9'' - 174 Ibs
- 6 - Luke Devlin - So. - F - 6' 3'' - 209 Ibs
- 7 - Jack O'Leary - Sr. - F - 5' 7'' - 158 Ibs
- 8 - Jake Kraft - So. - F - 5' 8'' - 180 Ibs
- 9 - Sean Donaldson - Jr. - F - 5' 11'' - 192 Ibs
- 10 - Tim Rego - Sr. - D - 6' 0'' - 186 Ibs
- 11 - Marian Mosko - So. - D - 5' 11'' - 181 Ibs
- 12 - Ryan Walsh - So. - F - 6' 1'' - 188 Ibs
- 13 - Tyler Catalano - So. - F - 6' 4'' - 216 Ibs
- 14 - Charlie Major - Fr. - F - 6' 2'' - 185 Ibs
- 15 - Dalton Bancroft - Jr. - F - 6' 3'' - 207 Ibs
- 16 - Kyler Kovich - Sr. - F - 6' 2'' - 185 Ibs
- 17 - Sullivan Mack - Sr. - F - 6' 1'' - 194 Ibs
- 18 - Ben Robertson - So. - D - 5' 11'' - 191 Ibs
- 19 - Kyle Penney - Sr. - F - 6' 1'' - 210 Ibs
- 20 - Winter Wallace - Jr. - F - 6' 4'' - 222 Ibs
- 21 - Nicholas Wolfenberg - Fr. - D - 6' 2'' - 212 Ibs
- 22 - Ondrej Psenicka - Sr. - F - 6' 6'' - 209 Ibs
- 23 - Michael Suda - Sr. - D - 6' 1'' - 187 Ibs
- 24 - Nick DeSantis - Jr. - F - 5' 9'' - 163 Ibs
- 25 - Parker Murray - Fr. - F - 6' 5'' - 229 Ibs
- 26 - Ian Shane - Sr. - G - 6' 0'' - 176 Ibs
- 27 - Remington Keopple - Jr. - G - 6' 2'' - 184 Ibs
- 28 - Justin Katz - Fr. - G - 6' 1'' - 176 Ibs
- 29 - Jonathan Castagna - So. - F - 6' 2'' - 200 Ibs
Michigan State Hockey Schedule 2025
- Oct 4, 2024 Lake Superior State 2, Michigan State 1
- Oct 5, 2024 Lake Superior State 5, Michigan State 1
- Oct 11, 2024 No. 2/2 Boston College 3, Michigan State 0
- Oct 12, 2024 Michigan State 4, No. 2/2 Boston College 3
- Oct 18, 2024 Michigan State 5, Windsor 0
- Oct 25, 2024 Michigan State 3, Canisius 0
- Oct 26, 2024 Michigan State 4, Canisius 1
- Nov 8, 2024 Michigan State 4, No. 13/12 Ohio State 2
- Nov 9, 2024 Michigan State 4, No. 13/12 Ohio State 1
- Nov 15, 2024 Michigan State 8, Notre Dame 3
- Nov 16, 2024 Michigan State 4, Notre Dame 3
- Nov 21, 2024 Michigan State 6, US National Team Development Program 3
- Nov 29, 2024 Michigan State 4, Lindenwood 0
- Dec 1, 2024 Michigan State 2, Lindenwood 0
- Dec 6, 2024 Wisconsin 4, Michigan State 0
- Dec 7, 2024 Michigan State 3, Wisconsin 2
- Dec 13, 2024 Minnesota 3, Michigan State 3
- Dec 14, 2024 Michigan State 5, Minnesota 3
- Dec 29, 2024 Michigan State 2, Northern Michigan 0
- Dec 30, 2024 Michigan State 3, No. 4/4 Western Michigan 1
- Jan 2, 2025 Michigan State 4, Wisconsin 3
- Jan 4, 2025 Michigan State 4, Wisconsin 3
- Jan 10, 2025 Michigan State 6, Penn State 4
- Jan 11, 2025 Michigan State 2, Penn State 2
- Jan 17, 2025 Michigan 3, Michigan State 2
- Jan 18, 2025 Michigan State 4, Michigan 1
- Jan 24, 2025 Michigan State 9, No. 4/3 Minnesota 3
- Jan 25, 2025 Michigan State 3, No. 4/3 Minnesota 3
- Jan 30, 2025 Ohio State 4, Michigan State 2
- Jan 31, 2025 Michigan State 4, Ohio State 1
- Feb 7, 2025 Michigan State 1, No. 13/13 Michigan 2
- Feb 8, 2025 Michigan State 6, No. 13/13 Michigan 1
- Feb 21, 2025 Michigan State 2, No. 18/17 Penn State 2
- Feb 22, 2025 Michigan State 2, No. 18/17 Penn State 3
- Feb 28, 2025 Michigan State 5, Notre Dame 2
- Mar 1, 2025 Michigan State 5, Notre Dame 2
- Mar 15, 2025 Michigan State 1, Notre Dame 0
- Mar 22, 2025 Michigan State 4, Ohio State 3
- Mar 27, 2025 Michigan State 5:30 pm, Cornell (NCAA Tournament)
Cornell Hockey Schedule 2025
- Oct 26, 2024 Cornell 6, University of Toronto 2
- Nov 1, 2024 Cornell 4, University of North Dakota 1
- Nov 2, 2024 Cornell 5, University of North Dakota 3
- Nov 8, 2024 Cornell 2, Yale University 2
- Nov 9, 2024 Cornell 3, Brown University 1
- Nov 15, 2024 Dartmouth College 4, Cornell 3
- Nov 16, 2024 Cornell 2, Harvard University 2
- Nov 22, 2024 Quinnipiac University 3, Cornell 1
- Nov 23, 2024 Cornell 5, Princeton University 0
- Nov 30, 2024 Cornell 3, Quinnipiac University 3
- Dec 6, 2024 Cornell 3, Colgate University 2
- Dec 7, 2024 Colgate University 6, Cornell 3
- Jan 3, 2025 Cornell 4, University of Massachusetts 2
- Jan 4, 2025 Arizona State University 4, Cornell 0
- Jan 10, 2025 Cornell 1, Sacred Heart University 1
- Jan 11, 2025 Sacred Heart University 4, Cornell 2
- Jan 17, 2025 Cornell 6, Princeton University 2
- Jan 18, 2025 Quinnipiac University 2, Cornell 2
- Jan 24, 2025 Cornell 4, Harvard University 1
- Jan 25, 2025 Dartmouth College 6, Cornell 1
- Jan 31, 2025 St. Lawrence University 2, Cornell 1
- Feb 1, 2025 Clarkson University 3, Cornell 3
- Feb 7, 2025 Cornell 4, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 2
- Feb 8, 2025 Union College 4, Cornell 1
- Feb 14, 2025 Cornell 6, Brown University 1
- Feb 15, 2025 Cornell 5, Yale University 3
- Feb 21, 2025 Clarkson University 3, Cornell 1
- Feb 22, 2025 Cornell 6, St. Lawrence University 0
- Feb 28, 2025 Union College 4, Cornell 1
- Mar 1, 2025 Cornell 6, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 0
- Mar 8, 2025 Cornell 5, Yale University 1
- Mar 14, 2025 Cornell 4, Colgate University 1
- Mar 15, 2025 Cornell 3, Colgate University 0
- Mar 21, 2025 Cornell 3, Quinnipiac University 2
- Mar 22, 2025 Cornell 3, Clarkson University 1
- Mar 27, 2025 Cornell TBD, Michigan State University (NCAA Tournament)
- Mar 29, 2025 Cornell TBD, NCAA Regional Championship
Where is the 2025 Men’s Frozen Four?
St. Louis will host the 2025 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four at Enterprise Center, the home of the NHL’s St. Louis Blues.
How Does The NCAA Hockey Tournament Work?
- At the beginning of the tournament, teams will compete across four regional sites in single-elimination games, with four teams standing at the end.
- There are two games in the regional semifinals between these teams for a chance at the regional finals.
- The winners of the four sites will then advance to the Frozen Four in St. Louis, MO.
- From there, the two winners will compete for the grand prize in a national championship.
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