Air Force travels to RIT (rv), Feb. 24-25

The Games
Game 1: at RIT, Friday, Feb. 24, 7:05 pm ET, Gene Polisseni Center, Rochester, N.Y.
Game 2: at RIT, Saturday, Feb. 25, 5:05 pm ET, Gene Polisseni Center, Rochester, N.Y.

Broadcast Information
Stream: Both games on FloHockey
Radio: Both games on XtraSports1300 AM
Live Stats Link on AF hockey schedule

The Breakdown
Quick Facts: Air Force RIT
2022-23 Record: 12-20-2, 8-15-1, 24 pts, 10th 20-11-1, 16-7-1, 51 pts, 1st
Streak: L 3 L 1
Last Game: L 3-4 vs. AIC L 1-2 Bentley

The Coaches
Head Coach: Frank Serratore Wayne Wilson
School Record: 438-415-98 (26th yr) 428-300-78 (24th yr)
Career Record: 487-507-107 (30th yr) 428-300-78 (24th yr)

The Series
Overall: AF Leads 36-26-4
Last Meeting RIT 4, AF 2, Oct. 21, 2022
Streak: L 1

One-Timers
* Air Force closes out the season with a two-game series at RIT, Feb. 24-25
* The teams spilt a two-game series at the Academy, Oct. 20-21, with Air Force winning game one (3-2) and RIT winning game two (4-2). Air Force has won three of the last four in the series.
* Air Force's last trip to Rochester was a split, Feb. 28-29, 2020.
* Air Force is 12-12 against RIT in Rochester. The Falcons are also 7-3 at Gene Polisseni Center.
* AF has six power-play goals in the last six games and is 6-for-26 (23.1%)
* Air Force killed all five of AIC's power plays in the series and has now killed 28 of 30 (93.3%) over the last eight games
* Air Force has had 37 or more shots on goal in five of the last seven games
* When Air Force scores first, it is 8-4-1. When allowing the first goal, the Falcons are 4-16-1
* Air Force closed out the home schedule with a 9-9-1 home record
* Senior winger Willie Reim leads the team with 25 points. Reim and Will Gavin are tied for the team lead with 11 goals
* Defensemen Luke Rowe and Brandon Koch are tied for the team lead with 17 assists each
* Junior defenseman Luke Robinson scored his first goal of the season and the second of his career on Friday against AIC
* Gavin had two assists in game one vs. AIC, tying his season high for assists and points
* Reim had an assist on Friday and has a point six of the last eight. He has 11 points (6-5-11) in his last eight games.
* Clayton Cosentino tied his career high with two assists in game two against AIC and has 10 points (2-8-10 in his last nine games
* Cosentino leads the nation with 417 faceoff wins. His .611 winning percentage leads AHA
* A pair of seniors, Bennett Norlin and Brandon Koch, scored goals on senior night. Norlin netted his second of the season and fourth of his career

Series vs. RIT
Air Force leads the all-time series vs. RIT, 36-26-4. The teams spilt a two-game series at the Academy, Oct. 20-21, with Air Force winning game one (3-2) and RIT winning game two (4-2). Air Force has won three of the last four in the series. The last five games have been played at Air Force or in Utica, N.Y. Air Force's last trip to Rochester was a split, Feb. 28-29, 2020. Air Force is 12-12 against RIT in Rochester. The Falcons are also 7-3 at Gene Polisseni Center. Both Air Force and RIT joined Atlantic Hockey in 2006 and, since then, the teams have played 54 times in league play. Air Force leads in AHA games 32-22-3. In the history of the series, 52 of the 66 games (79 percent) have been decided by two goals or less with 17 games going into overtime.

About the Tigers
RIT clinched the regular-season title last weekend with a split at home against Bentley. RIT it 20-11-1 overall and 16-7-1 in the AHA. The Tigers are 10-5-1 at home. RIT is 1-4-0 in its last five games. RIT and Air Force both played at Arizona State this season. ASU beat the Falcons (2-0) while RIT swept the Sun Devils (5-1 and 5-3). Carter Wilkie, the preseason player of the year in the AHA, leads the league with 35 points (13-22-35). Goalie Tommy Scarfone is second in the league in both goals-against average (2.45) and saves percentage (.919).

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Players Mentioned

Clayton Cosentino

Will Gavin

Brandon Koch

Bennett Norlin

Willie Reim

Luke Robinson

Luke Rowe

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