NIAGARA UNIV. N.Y. - The Niagara men's hockey (10-6-1, 4-3-1) team fell in a 6-0 decision on Saturday at Cornell during its first of a two game series against the Big Red, one of the toughest college hockey venues in college hockey.

Gaining control early, Cornell scored within the first five minutes of each period. Starting the action off for the Big Red was Chris Fontas just three minutes into the first with a shot from the top of the circles, assisted by Dan Nicholis.

In similar style, Cornell continued it's control into the second period with a wrist shot over Niagara goalie Adam Avramenko (Strathmore, Alb.) less than two minutes into play. Extending their lead to three, the Big Red added another during a power-play by Michael Kennedy midway through the second period.

Continuing its run into the third period, Cornell added an additional three markers, including one power-play goal, to end the game with a 6-0 loss for Niagara.

Avramenko, playing just over 44 minutes of the game made 21 saves, while Juliano Pagliero (Dalroy, Alb.) entered for the remainder of the game stopping 6 shots. Big Red goaltender, Ben Scrivens stopped 17 on the game.

The Purple Eagles continue their two game series at Cornell on Jan. 5 at 7:00 pm. Catch the game live on the Niagara Sports Network.