Air Force travels to Alaska-Anchorage

THE GAMES
Game 5: Friday, Oct. 20, at Alaska-Anchorage, 7:07 pm AT, Avis Alaska Sports Complex
Game 6: Saturday, Oct. 21, at Alaska-Anchorage, 5:07 pm AT, Avis Alaska Sports Complex

BROADCAST INFORMATION                                                                                    ....................................
Television:.................. None
Stream: ....................... https://www.youtube.com/uaaseawolves
Radio - Friday: ............ XtraSports 1300 AM (Jay Ritchie, Dave Toller); xtrasports1300.com
Radio - Saturday: ........ KVOR 740 AM (Jay Ritchie, Dave Toller); kvor.com
Live Stats..................... https://goseawolves.com/sidearmstats/mhockey/summary

THE BREAKDOWN......                                                                                             ....................................
Quick Facts: ................ Air Force                         Alaska-Anchorage
Record: .......................                                        2-2-0                           2-2-0
Streak: ........................ L 1                                   W 1
Last Game: ................. L 3-5, #8 Mich. State      W 3-2 at Lake Superior State

THE SERIES..................                                                                                             ....................................
Overall: ....................... UAA leads 15-9-2
Last Meeting: ............. AF 3, UAA 1, Nov. 5, 2022, Cadet Ice Arena

One Timers
* Air Force's 6-5 win over No. 8 Michigan State marked the highest ranked team the Falcons have beaten since No. 1 St. Cloud State in the 2018 NCAA West Regional. It was the highest ranked team the Falcons have beaten at home since a 5-4 overtime win over No. 5 Denver to open the 2015 season.
* Air Force's 2-2 start is the best since the 2017-18 team started 3-0-1
* Air Force's six goals are the most since a 6-4 win at Army, Jan. 28, 2023
* Air Force has scored the first goal in both wins this season. Last season, the Falcons scored first in just 14 of the 36 games and were 8-5-1 when getting the first goal. The Falcons are 0-2 this season when allowing the first goal
* Of the Falcons' 16 goals this season, five have come from the top line, five from the fourth line, three from the second and two from the third line and one from the defensemen. While the defensive corps has just one goal, they have racked up 13 of the team's 28 assists this season
* Air Force blocked 53 shots in the two games against Michigan State. The 27 blocked shots in game one are the most since the Falcons blocked 29 in the 4-1 win over No. 1 St. Cloud State, March 23, 2018, in the NCAA West Regional.
* The freshman line of Nick Remissong (LW), Owen Dubois (C) and Brendan Gibbons (RW) combined for three goals and seven points in game one. The trio added two goals and an assist in game two for 10 points in the series.
* Dubois, Gibbons and Remissong all scored their first career points and goals in the MSU series.
* Senior defenseman Luke Rowe and freshman forward Brendan Gibbons earned Atlantic Hockey weekly awards as Rowe took the defensive player award for the second straight week and Gibbons earned the rookie award
* Rowe is the first Falcon to earn the weekly award in consecutive weeks since Cole Gunner in 2014-15

Series Record
Air Force and UAA have played 26 times and the Seawolves hold a 15-9-2 advantage in the series that began in 1974. Air Force swept UAA last season at the Cadet Ice Arena, 5-3 and 3-1. That series was UAA's first at the Academy since 1989. The Falcons are 2-11-1 in Alaska with the only wins coming in 1974. The Falcons are winless in their last 12 games against UAA in Anchorage. The teams were both independents from 1974 to 1998, playing 19 times during that span. Air Force's last trip to Alaska was for the Brice Alaska Goal Rush in Fairbanks in 2014. The Falcons played in the Kendall Classic in Anchorage in 2010, 2012 and 2013. The Falcons tied UAA, 3-3 in overtime, in 2012. The last two-game series in Anchorage was in 1998, a sweep by the Seawolves. Air Force did win a game in Alaska in 2003, a 2-0 win over No. 21 Miami, at the Nye Frontier Classic at Sullivan Arena. This will be Air Force's first trip to the Avis Alaska Sports Complex.

About the Seawolves
Alaska-Anchorage is 2-2-0 overall this season with a home split with UMass-Lowell and a road split at Lake Superior State. Porter Schachle leads the team with three goals this season. Max Helgerson also has three points (2-1-3). The Seawolves, one of six NCAA independents this season, were 8-19-1 last season. Jared Whale has started three of the four games and has a 1.97 GAA and a .935 SV%.

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Players Mentioned

Owen Dubois

Brendan Gibbons

Nick Remissong

Luke Rowe

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