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SCHENECTADY, NY - No. 5/5 Union (25-7-4, 17-3-2 ECAC Hockey) clinched its first ever Cleary Cup with a 5-0 win over Princeton (16-11-2, 11-9-2 ECAC Hockey) on a night when it recognized eight seniors on Senior Night at Messa Rink. Three senior forwards, Luke Cain, Stephane Boileau and John Simpson scored, and freshman forward Daniel Carr added a pair of goals to lead the Dutchmen.

Union got off to a quick start, scoring three first period goals to gain a comfortable lead it would protect the rest of the evening. Using their potent power play to their advantage, the Dutchmen, who finished the night 3-for-4 on the power play, scored the first two goals of the contest with a Princeton player in the penalty box.

With Taylor Fedun in the box for cross-checking, freshman defenseman Mat Bodie fed freshman forward Daniel Carr down low. Carr fired a wrist shot past Princeton goaltender Mike Condon to give Union at 5:14 to give Union an early lead. 

Union enjoyed a five-minute power play after Alec Rush was whistled for a five-minute contact to the head penalty and a game misconduct after a hit on John Simpson. With the Dutchmen on the power play once again, sophomore defenseman Shawn Stuart fired a shot from the point that Cain redirected past Condon to put Union up 2-0 at 10:47.

Carr would strike again late in the first period after a nice play from linemate Josh Jooris. The freshman forward stole the puck at the blueline, creating a two-on-one down low. Jooris' shot was stopped, but Carr crashed the net for the rebound at 19:31, his second goal of the night. Carr's goal was his 20th of the season, tying Chris Ford (1993) for the school freshman goal-scoring record in the Division I era.

The Dutchmen protected their lead in the second period, when Princeton outshot Union 17-9. Sophomore goaltender Keith Kinkaid came up with two big stops in an early sequence in the period. First, Kinkaid stopped a deflection from Eric Meland in front, then seconds later, the sophomore goaltender smothered an Andrew Calof wrist shot from the circle at 5:02 to keep Princeton off the board.

Union sealed it in the third period with its third power play goal of the evening. Carr's initial shot from straightaway was stopped by Condon, but Boileau fired a wide angle shot into the net for his fourth goal of the year at 9:51.

Simpson added a shorthanded empty netter at 13:25 to cap off his best season at Union, recording his eighth goal and 24th point of the year.

Kinkaid made 34 stops on 34 shots, and senior goaltender Corey Milan stopped one shot in the third period to combine for Union's fourth shutout of the season.

Union will enjoy a first round bye in the ECAC playoffs before hosting a best-of-three series, beginning on Friday, March 11 at Messa Rink.