Falcon Lacrosse Hosts Marist in Saturday contest

GAME 06
AIR FORCE (1-4) vs. MARIST (1-3)
12 p.m. MT, Saturday, March 5
Falcon Stadium | USAFA, Colorado

THE SERIES AGAINST MARIST
-The programs are meeting for the seventh time, AF leads the series, 4-2
-Last time they played, AF doubled up the Red Foxes, 12-6, at USAFA
-In February 2016, the teams played to four overtime periods, AF came out on top, 7-6, at Marist
-AF is on a two-game winning streak against Marist
-The last time they played, the current senior class were freshmen

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Falcons travel to Smithfield, Rhode Island, to take on the Bryant Bulldogs in the first-ever meeting between the programs. Action is slated for noon ET at Beirne Stadium.

DOING NUMBERS
Air Force senior Brenden Crouse leads the Falcons with 17 goals this season. He put up two goals at No. 1 Virginia in the season opener. He followed up with a career-best six goals at No. 12 Denver. Two weeks ago, he put up five at Colgate. He is on a nine-game goal streak dating back to his four-goal showing against VMI last season (Apr. 17).

Air Force junior goalie Jason Rose averages 13.2 saves per games so far this season. He put up a personal best 18 saves against No. 12 Denver (Feb. 12) and 14 saves against back-to-back champs No. 1 Virginia, in the season opener. He boasts a .496 save percentage heading into the weekend.

LAST WEEK
Air Force split the home-opening weekend with a 15-9 loss to No. 13 Jacksonville on Saturday (Feb. 27), and a 9-8 OT win against Canisius on Monday.

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