Saturday, January 25
Worcester, Mass.
5:05 PM MT
Air Force Academy
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Holy Cross
8-12-5, 7-10-3-2AHA
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Photo by: U.S. Air Force photo / Trevor Co
Holy Cross holds off Air Force, 2-1
1/25/2020 7:50:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Brandon Koch scored Air Force's only goal
WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross goalie Matt Radomsky made 33 saves to lead the Crusaders to a 2-1 win over Air Force in an Atlantic Hockey Association game Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Hart Center in Worcester, Mass. The Crusaders swept the two-game series.
After a scoreless first period, the Crusaders (8-12-5, 7-10-3 AHA) took the early lead on the rush. Kevin Darrar gained the zone and snapped a wrister from the left circle at 11:14. Air Force answered after Blake Bride drew a penalty. Freshman Brandon Koch's shot from the left point deflected off a Crusader defenseman and into the net at 14:07. Zach Mirageas and Trevor Stone assisted on Koch's fourth goal of the season. Three minutes later, Holy Cross regained the lead on the power play. After a Falcon short-handed shot, the Crusaders scored the ensuing rush. Neil Robinson set up Conner Jean who scored from the slot at 17:28.
In the third period, Air Force goalie Alex Schilling stopped a short-handed breakaway by Kevin Darrar in the first five minutes and then made another save on a rebound chance by Jack Surowiec on the doorstep to keep the score 2-1. With 2:49 left in the third, Falcon freshman Keenan Lund got free on a mini-breakaway. His shot was saved, but he drew a penalty giving the Falcons a power play. With 1:38 left in the period, the Falcons pulled the goalie for a 6-on-4 advantage. Air Force had five shots on the power play, but all were turned away by Radomsky. With under a minute left, Luke Rowe's slap shot hit the cross bar as the Crusaders held on for the win.
Air Force (8-12-4, 8-8-4 AHA) outshot Holy Cross, 34-28, in the game. Air Force was 1-for-4 on the power play while Holy Cross was 1-for-2. Schilling made 26 saves for the Falcons.
"This game was a street fight and we knew it would be," head coach Frank Serratore said. "We wanted our team to take a step, be ready to play hard and we did. Our guys competed their butts off. Holy Cross battled hard too. I really admired the way we fought tonight. We gave everything we had. I was so proud of the effort, but we are not going to win many games when we only score one goal and don't win a period the whole weekend."
Air Force returns home for a two-game Atlantic Hockey series against first-place Sacred Heart, Friday-Saturday, Jan. 31-Feb. 1, at the Cadet Ice Arena.
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After a scoreless first period, the Crusaders (8-12-5, 7-10-3 AHA) took the early lead on the rush. Kevin Darrar gained the zone and snapped a wrister from the left circle at 11:14. Air Force answered after Blake Bride drew a penalty. Freshman Brandon Koch's shot from the left point deflected off a Crusader defenseman and into the net at 14:07. Zach Mirageas and Trevor Stone assisted on Koch's fourth goal of the season. Three minutes later, Holy Cross regained the lead on the power play. After a Falcon short-handed shot, the Crusaders scored the ensuing rush. Neil Robinson set up Conner Jean who scored from the slot at 17:28.
In the third period, Air Force goalie Alex Schilling stopped a short-handed breakaway by Kevin Darrar in the first five minutes and then made another save on a rebound chance by Jack Surowiec on the doorstep to keep the score 2-1. With 2:49 left in the third, Falcon freshman Keenan Lund got free on a mini-breakaway. His shot was saved, but he drew a penalty giving the Falcons a power play. With 1:38 left in the period, the Falcons pulled the goalie for a 6-on-4 advantage. Air Force had five shots on the power play, but all were turned away by Radomsky. With under a minute left, Luke Rowe's slap shot hit the cross bar as the Crusaders held on for the win.
Air Force (8-12-4, 8-8-4 AHA) outshot Holy Cross, 34-28, in the game. Air Force was 1-for-4 on the power play while Holy Cross was 1-for-2. Schilling made 26 saves for the Falcons.
"This game was a street fight and we knew it would be," head coach Frank Serratore said. "We wanted our team to take a step, be ready to play hard and we did. Our guys competed their butts off. Holy Cross battled hard too. I really admired the way we fought tonight. We gave everything we had. I was so proud of the effort, but we are not going to win many games when we only score one goal and don't win a period the whole weekend."
Air Force returns home for a two-game Atlantic Hockey series against first-place Sacred Heart, Friday-Saturday, Jan. 31-Feb. 1, at the Cadet Ice Arena.
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Team Stats
AF
HC
Shots
34
28
PPG
1
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
2
4
Penalty Mins
4
8
Faceoffs Won
24
25
Game Leaders
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Goals
1
Sh
3
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0
Goals
0
Sh
8
A
1
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0
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
1
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
0
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