Air Force travels to Holy Cross

The Games
Game 1: at Holy Cross, Friday, Jan. 13, 7:05 pm ET, Worcester, Mass.
Game 2: at Holy Cross, Sunday, Jan. 15, 4:05 pm ET, Worcester, Mass.

Broadcast Information
Television: Sunday, Jan. 15, on NESNplus
Stream: Both games on FloHockey
Radio: Both games on XtraSports 1300 AM
Live Stats Both games on SideArm Sports

The Breakdown
Quick Facts: Air Force Holy Cross
2022-23 Record: 6-12-2, 2-7-1 AHA 5-13-2, 4-7-1 AHA
Streak: L 7 Winless 2
Last Game: L 2-0 at Arizona State, Jan. 7 T Clarkson, 1-1 ot, (H)

The Coaches
Head Coach: Frank Serratore Bill Riga
School Record: 432-407-98 (26th yr) 17-36-4 (2nd yr.)
Career Record: 481-499-107 (30th yr) 17-36-4 (2nd yr.)

The Series
Overall: AF leads 24-19-14
Last Meeting Dec. 3 at USAFA, HC won 2-1
Streak: HC has won six straight

One-Timers
* Air Force's current eight-game winless (0-7-1) skid is the longest since the Falcons started the 2020-21 (COVID) season 0-9-1
* Air Force was 6-10-2 at the break this season. The Falcons were 6-9-1 at the break last season before making a second-half run to the AHA Championship Game
* Through the first 10 games of the season, the Falcons averaged 3.6 goals per game to rank 12th in the nation. In the last 10 games, the Falcons have scored 15 goals for 1.50 per game
* Air Force has allowed the first goal in six straight games. The Falcons are 4-2-1 when scoring first and 2-10-1 when allowing the first goal
* Clayton Cosentino scored Air Force's lone goal at the Desert Hockey Classic last week. He has three goals and six assists on the season
* Luke Rowe assisted on Cosentino's goal and he leads the team with nine assists and 14 points
* Junior Maiszon Balboa made his first career start against No. 6 Boston University, Jan. 6, and made a career high 32 saves.
* Balboa stopped 24 of 25 against Arizona State
* Air Force travels to Holy Cross for a two-game league series, Jan. 13 and Jan. 15
* AF and Holy Cross have played 57 times and Air Force holds a 24-19-14 lead in the series that began in 1993.
* The teams played Dec. 2-3 at the Academy and Holy Cross swept the series, 4-1 and 2-1
* Holy Cross has won six straight over Air Force. In the last 14 games, Holy Cross holds a 9-2-3 advantage since 2016.
* Air Force's last win in the series was a 7-2 victory, Dec. 6, 2019 at the Cadet Ice Arena.
* Air Force has won just one of the last 15 games in Worcester (since 2009), 1-7-7

About the Crusaders
Holy Cross is 5-13-2 overall this season and 4-7-1 in the AHA. With 15 league points, the Crusaders are eight points ahead of Air Force in the standings. The Crusaders have played a solid non-conference schedule with losses at North Dakota, at Vermont, at Merrimack, at Brown and a win over New Hampshire. Jack Ricketts leads the team with seven goals and 13 points. Jason Grande and Thomas Gale have split time in goal. Grande earned two wins over Air Force back in December, stopping 55-of-57 shots and did not allow an even strength goal in the series. He was named the AHA Goalie of the Month for December with a 1.69 goals-against average and a .940 save percentage.

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Players Mentioned

Maiszon Balboa

Clayton Cosentino

Luke Rowe

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