Air Force hosts Holy Cross, Dec. 2-3

The Games
Game 1: vs. Holy Cross, Friday, Dec. 2, 7:05 pm MT, Cadet Ice Arena
Game 2: vs. Holy Cross, Saturday, Dec. 3, 5:05 pm MT, Cadet Ice Arena

Broadcast Information
Television: None
Stream: Both games on FloHockey.TV
Radio: Both games on XtraSports 1300 AM
Live Stats Both games on StatBroadcast

The Breakdown
Quick Facts: Air Force Holy Cross
2022-23 Record: 6-8-2, 2-5-1 AHA 3-12-1
Streak: L 3 W 1
Last Game: L 4-2 at Mercyhurst W 3-2 ot New Hampshire

The Coaches
Head Coach: Frank Serratore Bill Riga
School Record: 432-403-98 (26th yr) 15-35-3 (2nd yr.)
Career Record: 481-495-107 (30th yr) Same

The Series
Overall: 24-17-14
Last Meeting L 3-2, Feb. 12, 2022, Cadet Ice Arena
Streak: HC unbeaten in five (4-0-1)

One Timers
* Air Force was swept last weekend at Mercyhurst, 5-3 and 4-2
* Mercyhurst scored first in both games. AF is 2-6-1 when allowing the first goal and 1-6-1 when trailing at the end of the first period
* Air Force has scored a power-play goal nine of 16 games this season. The Falcons were 1-for-7 on the power play at Mercyhurst
* Freshman defenseman Chris Hedden scored his first career goal in game one at Mercyhurst
* Sophomore Clayton Cosentino tied his career high with two assists on Friday. He has a point in four of his last five games
* Parker Brown scored Air Force's first extra attacker goal of the season on Friday at Mercyhurst. He has four goals this season and had five goals all last season
* Brown has a point in three of his last four games
* Luke Rowe had two points (1-1-2) in game two at Mercyhurst. He has six points (3-3-6) in his last five games
* Rowe's 1.00 points per game are tied for seventh in the nation among all defensemen.
* Air Force leads the AHA and is 11th in the nation averaging 32.3 shots per game.
* The AF power play is at 22.1 percent, fifth in the league and 24th in the nation.
* Air Force is second in the league and 15th in the nation in faceoff winning percentage at 52.4 percent. * Air Force closes out the first half of the season with a two-game league series against Holy Cross, Dec. 2-3, at Cadet Ice Arena
* Air Force and Holy Cross have played 55 times and Air Force holds a 24-17-14 lead in the series that began in 1993.
* Holy Cross has won four straight over Air Force. In the last 12 games, Holy Cross holds a 7-2-3 advantage since 2016.
* Last season, Holy Cross took five of the six points with a 3-2 overtime win and a 3-2 regulation win. Following the one-point weekend, Air Force went 5-1-1 over the next seven games, reaching the championship game of the Atlantic Hockey playoffs.
* Following the HC series, Air Force is off until Dec. 30-31 when the Falcons host Canisius

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Players Mentioned

Parker Brown

Clayton Cosentino

Chris Hedden

Luke Rowe

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