Falcons and Crusaders skate to 2-2 overtime tie

Dec. 2, 2016

WORCESTER, Mass. - Air Force scored two power play goals as the Falcons and Holy Cross skated to a 2-2 overtime tie in an Atlantic Hockey Conference game, Friday, Dec. 2, at the Hart Center in Worcester, Mass.

Holy Cross (5-5-3 overall, 2-2-3 AHC) took advantage of two Air Force penalties in the first three minutes as T.J. Moore scored a 5-on-3 power play goal at 2:56 with a one-timer from the left circle. Air Force responded with a power play goal of its own. Phil Boje took a shot from the center point that bounced hard off the back wall and right to Erik Baskin on the doorstep. Baskin netted his fourth of the season at 13:15 to tie the game. The Crusaders went ahead again with 2:02 left in the first. Ryan Ferrill won a faceoff in the offensive zone and Charlie Barrow fired a shot that pinballed through traffic and got past Shane Starrett for a 2-1 Holy Cross advantage.

Early in the second period, Air Force tied the game on the power play. Jordan Himley took a feed from Kyle Haak and scored at 18:12. Jonathan Kopacka assisted on the goal, his second assist of the game. Neither team scored the rest of way as the teams skated to their 12^th tie in the history of the series.

Holy Cross outshot Air Force, 26-15, in the game, including an 11-3 advantage in the first period. Air Force was 2-for-5 on the power play while Holy Cross was 1-for-5. Shane Starrett made 24 for the Falcons while Paul Berrafato made 13 for the Crusaders.

"In the first period, our forwards didn't do a great job," head coach Frank Serratore said. "Our D- corps played terrific and Shane (Starrett) was a rock for us. Our forwards need to play better. We did pick it up in the second and third period. You can't get off to a start like that against good teams on the road. Then the hockey game got really good and entertaining. They made a push at the end of the third and in overtime. Holy Cross is a solid, well coached team. This was a god hockey game overall."

Air Force (7-5-3 overall and 4-2-1 AHC) and Holy Cross conclude the two-game league series on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 7:05 pm ET in Worcester, Mass.

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