| | November 15, 1996 | #1 | | Vermont (5-2-0, 1-2-0) |
| | ECAC RS Game | Cornell (3-0-0, 3-0-0) |
| | Ithaca |
| | Vermont | 1 3 0 - 4 |
| | Cornell | 0 4 2 - 6 |
| |
| | Period | 1 |
| | 02:31 | UVM | Kilbourne (unassisted) |
| |
| | Period | 2 |
| | 02:01 | Cor | pp | Matt Cooney (Kyle Knopp, Steve Wilson) |
| | 03:32 | UVM | Ruid (Perrin, St. Louis) |
| | 05:58 | Cor | pp | Jamie Papp (Ryan Moynihan, Tony Bergin) |
| | 07:13 | Cor | Matt Cooney (Kyle Knopp, Ryan Smart) |
| | 08:09 | UVM | pp | St. Louis (Ruid, Kloboucek) |
| | 14:56 | Cor | Tony Bergin (Jamie Papp, Jeff Burgoyne) |
| | 16:31 | UVM | pp | Ruid (Hallman, Kloboucek) |
| |
| | Period | 3 |
| | 04:30 | Cor | pp | Tony Bergin (Ryan Moynihan, David Adler) |
| | 14:17 | Cor | Jason Dailey (unassisted) |
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| | Saves |
| | Cor | W | Jason Elliott | 60:00 | 28 | x | 32 |
| | UVM | L | Thomas | 58:57 | 26 | x | 32 |