Friday, November 25
Erie, PA
5:05 pm MT
Air Force Academy
at
Mercyhurst University
Air Force travels to Mercyhurst, Nov. 25-26
11/22/2022 3:53:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
THE GAMES
Game 1: at Mercyhurst, Friday, Nov. 25, 7:05 pm ET, Erie, Pa.
Game 2: at Mercyhurst, Saturday, Nov. 26, 4:05 pm ET, Erie, Pa.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television: None
Stream: Both games on FloHockey.TV
Radio: Both games on XtraSports 1300 AM
Live Stats Live Stats
THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts: Air Force Mercyhurst
2022-23 Record: 6-6-2, 2-3-1 AHA 3-9-2, 2-2-2 AHA
Streak: L 1 W 2
Last Game: L 3-1 at AIC W 4-1 at Holy Cross
THE COACHES
Head Coach: Frank Serratore Rick Gotkin
School Record: 432-401-98 (26th yr) 564-448-95 record (35th yr)
Career Record: 481-493-107 (30th yr) Same
THE SERIES
Overall: AF 25-17-5
Last Meeting AF swept series last season in Erie, 5-2 and 5-3
Streak: AF W 2
One-Timers
* Air Force earned one point in the series at AIC last week. The teams skated to a 3-3 overtime tie (AIC won the shootout in the sixth round) in game one. The Yellow Jackets won game two, 3-1
* The tie snapped a six-game losing skid to AIC and a six-game losing streak in Springfield
* In the last 14 games against AIC, Air Force is just 2-9-3
* Junior defenseman Luke Rowe earned his second career AHA Defensive Player of the Week award with two points (1-1-2) in the AIC series, Nov. 19-20. He scored Air Force's second goal to tie the game at 2-2 and had the primary assist on the third goal to tie the game at 3-3
* Junior forward Nate Horn scored a goal in each game against AIC
* Clayton Cosentino has a point in three straight games
* Air Force scored a power-play goal in each game and has one in three straight games. The Falcons have a PPG in eight of the 14 games this season
* Air Force killed all seven of AIC's power plays and has now killed 29 of 31 over the last seven games.
About the Lakers
Mercyhurst opened the season with six straight losses and were 1-9-2 after the first 12 games. Four of those losses came to Ohio State and Penn State. However, last weekend, the Lakers swept Holy Cross on the road, 3-1 and 4-1, in Worcester, Mass. Rylee St. Onge leads the team with six goals and nine points in 14 games this season. Tyler Harmon (3.78/.907) and Owen Say (3.48/.897) have split time between the pipes for the Lakers. They each earned a win at Holy Cross last week.
Series vs. Mercyhurst
Air Force leads the all-time series with Mercyhurst, 25-17-5. The series began in 2007 with the teams both being members of Atlantic Hockey. Air Force has won two straight in the series as the Falcons swept the Lakers last season in Erie, 5-2 and 5-3. AF is 6-2-2 against the Lakers in the 10 games. The series this season marks six straight games in Erie. The teams have played 22 games in Erie and the Falcons hold a 12-7-3 lead at the Mercyhurst Ice Center.
Game 1: at Mercyhurst, Friday, Nov. 25, 7:05 pm ET, Erie, Pa.
Game 2: at Mercyhurst, Saturday, Nov. 26, 4:05 pm ET, Erie, Pa.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television: None
Stream: Both games on FloHockey.TV
Radio: Both games on XtraSports 1300 AM
Live Stats Live Stats
THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts: Air Force Mercyhurst
2022-23 Record: 6-6-2, 2-3-1 AHA 3-9-2, 2-2-2 AHA
Streak: L 1 W 2
Last Game: L 3-1 at AIC W 4-1 at Holy Cross
THE COACHES
Head Coach: Frank Serratore Rick Gotkin
School Record: 432-401-98 (26th yr) 564-448-95 record (35th yr)
Career Record: 481-493-107 (30th yr) Same
THE SERIES
Overall: AF 25-17-5
Last Meeting AF swept series last season in Erie, 5-2 and 5-3
Streak: AF W 2
One-Timers
* Air Force earned one point in the series at AIC last week. The teams skated to a 3-3 overtime tie (AIC won the shootout in the sixth round) in game one. The Yellow Jackets won game two, 3-1
* The tie snapped a six-game losing skid to AIC and a six-game losing streak in Springfield
* In the last 14 games against AIC, Air Force is just 2-9-3
* Junior defenseman Luke Rowe earned his second career AHA Defensive Player of the Week award with two points (1-1-2) in the AIC series, Nov. 19-20. He scored Air Force's second goal to tie the game at 2-2 and had the primary assist on the third goal to tie the game at 3-3
* Junior forward Nate Horn scored a goal in each game against AIC
* Clayton Cosentino has a point in three straight games
* Air Force scored a power-play goal in each game and has one in three straight games. The Falcons have a PPG in eight of the 14 games this season
* Air Force killed all seven of AIC's power plays and has now killed 29 of 31 over the last seven games.
About the Lakers
Mercyhurst opened the season with six straight losses and were 1-9-2 after the first 12 games. Four of those losses came to Ohio State and Penn State. However, last weekend, the Lakers swept Holy Cross on the road, 3-1 and 4-1, in Worcester, Mass. Rylee St. Onge leads the team with six goals and nine points in 14 games this season. Tyler Harmon (3.78/.907) and Owen Say (3.48/.897) have split time between the pipes for the Lakers. They each earned a win at Holy Cross last week.
Series vs. Mercyhurst
Air Force leads the all-time series with Mercyhurst, 25-17-5. The series began in 2007 with the teams both being members of Atlantic Hockey. Air Force has won two straight in the series as the Falcons swept the Lakers last season in Erie, 5-2 and 5-3. AF is 6-2-2 against the Lakers in the 10 games. The series this season marks six straight games in Erie. The teams have played 22 games in Erie and the Falcons hold a 12-7-3 lead at the Mercyhurst Ice Center.
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