Lacrosse Closes Road Slate at Robert Morris

GAME 13
AIR FORCE (7-5, 2-1 ASUN) at ROBERT MORRIS (6-5, 2-1 ASUN)
ASUN Conference Game
Joe Walton Stadium | Moon Township, Pa.
1 p.m. ET, Saturday, April 23

THE SERIES VS. ROBERT MORRIS
-RMU leads the five-game series, 3-2
-AF is 1-1 when playing at RMU
-RMU won the last meeting, 14-13, at USAFA in the heavy snow
-AF won the last game played at RMU (3/5/16), 11-10
-The last three meetings have been decided by a one goal difference

AF SWEEPS ASUN WEEKLY AWARDS
The Air Force duo of Brandon Dodd and Jason Rose swept the ASUN Conference Men's Lacrosse Weekly honors, the league office announced on Tuesday. Dodd earned the first Player of the Week honor of his career after posting a career-best seven goals against Cleveland State. Teammate Rose was named the Defensive Player of the week for the third time this season after he recorded 13 saves for the Falcons in their 12-8 victory against the Vikings.

ETCHING A LEGACY
Junior attack man Brandon Dodd crested the 50-point milestone following his eight-point game against Cleveland State (Apr. 16). Dodd has 56 points this season which ranks him fifth in the program record book for single-season points. His 39 goals this year ranks him second in the program record books, tracking Mike Crampton ('14) who holds the program standard with 48 goals in one season.

TRACKING THE 50-BURGER
Senior middie Brenden Crouse has 48 points this season. He is on a 16-game point streak dating back to April 17, 2021. Crouse's 35 goals this season ties him for seventh in the single season record books. If Crouse tallies two more points, it would be the first time AF finished a season with two players with 50 points or more since joining Div. I lacrosse.

LAST TIME THEY PLAYED
Air Force came up short of a comeback, falling against Robert Morris, 14-13, at Cadet Lacrosse Stadium. Eight Falcons combined for a season-high 14 goals, led by Quincy Peene, Matthew O'Rourk, Ethan Grandolfo, Aidan Tolen and August Johnson with two goals apiece. Mike Matheson, Tommy Hellman and Chase Douglas notched a goal each.

Peene had a team-high four points on a pair of assists with two goals; he led the squad with eight shots on the day. Brenden Crouse dished a pair of assists on top of seven shots on the game. Crouse also proved effective at the face-off dot, winning 11-of-17 attempts (.647). Brian Michael, who took eight attempts at the center X, won five face-offs.

The Falcons out-shot the Colonials 50-35, putting 30 shots on goal. RMU defender Liam Rosenthal made 17 saves on the game.

Senior defender Quentin Carlile caused three turnovers while Peene and Sterling Ceshker were good for two apiece.

The Colonials were led by Jimmy Perkins' four goals and two assists. Teammate Ryan Smith registered a hat trick with a pair of assists.

DOING NUMBERS
Brandon Dodd has eight hat tricks this season, seven of which were in the last eight games. He's scored double hat tricks on a pair of occasions and has two five-goal games. He leads the ASUN in with a five points per game average, a mark that ranks him 12^th in the nation. His 3.55 goals per game is also the most by any player in the ASUN, ranking him third in the nation.

Brenden Crouse is third in the ASUN in points per game (4.00) and has five hat tricks on the season. He scored a career-high six goals at Mercer on March 19.

IN CAGE
Air Force junior goalie Jason Rose averages 10.79 saves per games so far this season and boasts a conference-best .550 save percentage on seven wins in the last eight games. He put up a personal best 21 saves against Bryant (March 12), besting his earlier season-high 18 against No. 12 Denver (Feb. 12). He tallied 14 saves against back-to-back champs No. 1 Virginia, in the season opener.

D-UP
Falcon linchpin defender Quentin Carlile, a preseason All-ASUN selection, leads the squad with 26 caused turnovers and 32 ground balls. His CT count ranks him fifth in the single-season program record book. Despite a shortened 2020 season due to COVID, Carlile has 80 career caused turnovers, four shy of the top spot held by former teammate and honorable mention All-American Brandon Jones ('19).

Carlile, the team captain, is assisted by Air Force sophomore standouts Chris Bardak and James Chastain. Bardak has 14 CTs while Chastain has 10. Bardak displays his utility with four goals and 25 GBs to his credit. When the trio is on the field together, they are good for more than a .700 clear percentage.

AT THE X
Falcon co-team captain Brian Michael has taken the majority of attempts this season, winning 94-of-107 (.468). He came out on top in five of the last eight meetings, highlighted by an impressive 8-of-11 face off wins against Canisius. He has 53 ground balls to his credit this season. At Mercer, Michael snagged up a career high 12 ground balls while going 14-25 in face offs at center X. AF walk on Braden Gaab has thrown his hat in the mix for the lead face off man slot, winning 17-31 this season (.646), highlighted by an impressive 11-14 showing against Utah.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Air Force returns home to Falcon Stadium to host Bellarmine in the regular season finale, Saturday afternoon, April 30. Face off against the Knights is scheduled for noon MT. Prior to face off, the Falcons will celebrate eight seniors for Senior Day. Cole Grindberg, Brenden Crouse, Caden Wolfson, Brian Michael, Quentin Carlile, Ian Mullins, Christian Marshall and Chase Douglas will be playing their final game as Falcons at Falcon Stadium.

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Players Mentioned

Chris Bardak

Quentin Carlile

Sterling Ceshker

James Chastain

Brenden Crouse

Brandon Dodd

Chase Douglas

Braden Gaab

Ethan Grandolfo

Cole Grindberg

Tommy Hellman

August Johnson

Brandon Jones

Christian Marshall

Mike Matheson

Brian Michael

Ian Mullins

Matthew O'Rourk

Quincy Peene

Jason Rose

Aidan Tolen

Caden Wolfson

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