Air Force hosts Army, Nov. 10-11

THE GAMES
Game 11: Friday, Nov. 10, vs. Army, 7:07 pm MT, Cadet Ice Arena (The North Gate will be closed due to construction on Nov. 10. Fans will need to enter and exit through the South Gate)
Game 12: Saturday, Nov. 11, vs. Army, 5:07 pm MT, Cadet Ice Arena

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television:................... Altitude TV (both nights)
Stream: ....................... FloHockey.tv
Radio:........................... XtraSports 1300 AM (Jay Ritchie, Dave Toller); xtrasports1300.com
Live Stats...................... StatBroadcast

THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts: ................ Air Force                                          Army
Record: ........................ 4-6-0, 1-1-0 AHA                             0-6-0, 0-3-0 AHA
Streak: ......................... L 1                                                     L 6
Last Game: .................. L, at Niagara, 3-4                             L RIT, 3-5

THE SERIES
Overall: ........................ AF leads 49-27-9
Last Meeting: .............. Split last season in West Point. Army 3-1; AF 6-4
Streak: W 1

One Timers
* Air Force has the Atlantic Hockey leader in goals (Gavin 6) and assists (Hedden 8). Hedden is also tied for second with 10 points, the most by a defenseman.
* Clayton Cosentino leads the nation with 154 faceoff wins.
* Austin Schwartz leads the conference in blocked shots by a forward (19). He is second on the team with four goals.
* Air Force leads the AHA and is sixth in the nation with a .550 faceoff winning percentage
* Air Force had killed 11 straight opponent power plays before Niagara scored in game one. The Falcons have killed 18 of the last 20 opponent power plays and ranks third in the AHA at 82.5 percent on the season.
* Of the Falcons' 29 goals this season, 10 have come from the top line, six from the second, two from the third line, six from the fourth line and five from the defensemen.
* After four straight home games to open the season, the Falcons played five of the last six on the road. After the Army series, the Falcons play four straight on the road.
* Three of Air Force's 10 games this season have gone into overtime and the Falcons are 2-1 in those games. Air Force played in three overtime games all of last season
* Will Gavin had three goals in the Niagara series and has a goal in four of his last five games.
* Defenseman Sam Brennan had a season-best two points (1-1-2) Saturday at Niagara
* Air Force hosts Army, Nov. 10-11, at Cadet Ice Arena. The teams will play at Army, Jan. 19-20
* Air Force leads the all-time series vs. Army, 49-27-9. The teams split a two-game series at Army last season in West Point.
* The Falcons have won four of the last five in the series.
* In games played at Air Force, the Falcons lead the all-time series, 24-9-5.
* The teams last met at Cadet Ice Arena, Jan. 28-29, 2022, when Army won game one, 8-3, and AF rebounded to win game two, 3-2 in overtime. Army is 3-1-2 against Air Force is the last six in Colorado dating back to 2017.

About the Black Knights
Army is 0-6-0 overall this season and 0-3-0 in the AHA. Army played three games last week with a 6-1 loss at Holy Cross and then a pair of losses at home to RIT (4-2 and 5-3). Junior forward Michael Sacco leads the team with six points, all assists. Freshman forward Brent Keefer, from Colorado Springs, leads the team with three goals. Junior Evan Szary and senior Gavin Abric have each started three games in goal. Szary has a 3.21 GAA and a .902 saves percentage. Abric has a 6.61 GAA and a .810 saves percentage.

Series vs. Army
Air Force leads the all-time series vs. Army, 49-27-9. The teams split a two-game series at Army last season in West Point. The Falcons have won four of the last five in the series. In the last 13 games, Air Force is 7-3-3 against Army. Air Force has played four straight at Army and the Falcons went 3-1 in those games. In games played at Air Force, the Falcons lead the all-time series, 24-9-5. In Atlantic Hockey games (since 2006-07), Air Force leads the series, 24-12-7 (including playoffs). The teams last met at Cadet Ice Arena Jan. 28-29, 2022, when Army won game one 8-3 and AF rebounded to win game two, 3-2 in overtime. Army is 3-1-2 against Air Force is the last six in Colorado dating back to 2017. Since becoming the Falcons' coach in 1997, Serratore is 37-17-8 (66 percent) vs. the Black Knights (62 games).

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Players Mentioned

Sam Brennan

Clayton Cosentino

Will Gavin

Austin Schwartz

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