Saturday, November 6
Niagara Falls, NY
3:05 pm MT
Air Force Academy
2-5-1, 0-1-1
3
at
3
Niagara University
2-5-1, 2-1-1
1
2
3
OT 1
OT 2
F
Air Force
0
3
0
0
0
3
Niagara
2
0
1
0
0
3
Brown scores shootout game-winner
11/6/2021 7:38:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
NIAGARA, N.Y. – Air Force sophomore Parker Brown scored in the sixth round of the shootout as the Falcons earned the additional point in the standings in a 3-3 overtime tie against Niagara in an Atlantic Hockey Association game Saturday, Nov. 6, at Dwyer Arena in Niagara, N.Y.
Air Force (2-5-1 overall and 0-1-1 AHA) held a 3-2 lead late in the third period, but the Purple Eagles pulled the goalie and tied the game with 1:12 remaining. Neither team scored in the 3-on-3 overtime as the game went into a shootout. Mitchell Digby scored in round three and Alex Schilling made five straight saves.
Niagara (2-5-1, 2-1-1 AHA) took the early lead when Ryan Cox's wrap-around attempt went through the crease and Olivier Gauthier scored on the back door at 5:31. The Purple Eagles took a 2-0 lead on the power play as Cox snapped a wrister from the right circle at 15:29.
Air Force used a big second period to take a 3-2 lead. The Falcons got on the board just 28 seconds into the second period as freshman Lucas Coon netted his first career goal. Brandon Koch made a perfect pass from the right point to Coon in the left circle. Air Force tied the game on a 3-on-1 rush as sophomore defenseman Sam Brennan scored his first career goal with a wrister from the right circle at 3:25. Sophomore Brian Adams gave the Falcons a 3-2 lead with a wrister from the left circle on the rush.
The Falcons held the one-goal lead until late in the third period. Niagara pulled the goalie with 3:36 left and tied the game with an extra attacker goal. Walker Sommer tied the game with a slap shot from the top of the right circle with 1:12 remaining.
In the 3-on-3 overtime period, Niagara had the only two shots on goal and Alex Schilling made both saves to force the shootout.
In the shootout, Ryan Cox was the first shooter for the Purple Eagles and scored. Falcon shots by Will Gavin and Sam Brennan were and a pair of saves by Schilling put the Falcons down to their final shooter. Freshman Mitchell Digby extended the shootout with his goal in the third round. Schilling made saves in the next three rounds. In the sixth round, Brown scored to give Air Force two points in the standings.
"What an exciting game," head coach Frank Serratore said. "I really didn't like our first period at all. We were sleepy. In between the first and second period, we challenged their manhood. We needed to turn that game around quickly. A great credit to our guys, they responded. With so many of our key guys out of the lineup and to come from behind like we did is not easy. I couldn't be more proud of our guys. We have a spirited, tough group."
Air Force returns home to host Bentley, Nov. 12-13, at the Cadet Ice Arena.
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Air Force (2-5-1 overall and 0-1-1 AHA) held a 3-2 lead late in the third period, but the Purple Eagles pulled the goalie and tied the game with 1:12 remaining. Neither team scored in the 3-on-3 overtime as the game went into a shootout. Mitchell Digby scored in round three and Alex Schilling made five straight saves.
Niagara (2-5-1, 2-1-1 AHA) took the early lead when Ryan Cox's wrap-around attempt went through the crease and Olivier Gauthier scored on the back door at 5:31. The Purple Eagles took a 2-0 lead on the power play as Cox snapped a wrister from the right circle at 15:29.
Air Force used a big second period to take a 3-2 lead. The Falcons got on the board just 28 seconds into the second period as freshman Lucas Coon netted his first career goal. Brandon Koch made a perfect pass from the right point to Coon in the left circle. Air Force tied the game on a 3-on-1 rush as sophomore defenseman Sam Brennan scored his first career goal with a wrister from the right circle at 3:25. Sophomore Brian Adams gave the Falcons a 3-2 lead with a wrister from the left circle on the rush.
The Falcons held the one-goal lead until late in the third period. Niagara pulled the goalie with 3:36 left and tied the game with an extra attacker goal. Walker Sommer tied the game with a slap shot from the top of the right circle with 1:12 remaining.
In the 3-on-3 overtime period, Niagara had the only two shots on goal and Alex Schilling made both saves to force the shootout.
In the shootout, Ryan Cox was the first shooter for the Purple Eagles and scored. Falcon shots by Will Gavin and Sam Brennan were and a pair of saves by Schilling put the Falcons down to their final shooter. Freshman Mitchell Digby extended the shootout with his goal in the third round. Schilling made saves in the next three rounds. In the sixth round, Brown scored to give Air Force two points in the standings.
"What an exciting game," head coach Frank Serratore said. "I really didn't like our first period at all. We were sleepy. In between the first and second period, we challenged their manhood. We needed to turn that game around quickly. A great credit to our guys, they responded. With so many of our key guys out of the lineup and to come from behind like we did is not easy. I couldn't be more proud of our guys. We have a spirited, tough group."
Air Force returns home to host Bentley, Nov. 12-13, at the Cadet Ice Arena.
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Team Stats
AFA
NIA
Shots
22
28
PPG
0
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
4
4
Penalty Mins
8
8
Faceoffs Won
29
34
Game Leaders
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
4
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
0
+/-
2
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
1
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