Friday, February 10
Fairfield, CT
5:05 pm MT
Air Force Academy
at
Sacred Heart University
Air Force travels to Sacred Heart, Feb. 10-11
2/7/2023 9:46:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
The Games
Game 1: at Sacred Heart (RV), Friday, Feb. 10, 7:05 pm ET, Fairfield, Conn.
Game 2: at Sacred Heart (RV), Saturday, Feb. 11, 7:05 pm ET, Fairfield, Conn.
Broadcast Information
Television: None
Stream: Both games on FloHockey
Radio: Both games on XtraSports1300 AM
Live Stats Link on AF hockey schedule
The Breakdown
Quick Facts: Air Force Sacred Heart
2022-23 Record: 10-16-2, 6-11-1, 15 pts, T9th 14-11-2, 12-5-2, 39 pts, 2nd
Streak: W 3 L 1
Last Game: W 4-2 vs. Mercyhurst L H, AIC, 4-1
The Coaches
Head Coach: Frank Serratore C.J. Marottolo
School Record: 436-411-98 (26th yr) 171-265-51 (14th yr.)
Career Record: 485-503-107 (30th yr) 171-265-51 (14th yr.)
The Series
Overall: AF leads 28-19-7
Last Meeting SHU 3, AF 1, Nov. 23, 2021
Streak: SHU W 3
One-Timers
* Air Force will play six games over the next nine days, with four of them at home
* Air Force has won three straight, tying its longest winning streak of the season and the longest since January, 2022
* Air Force has scored 14 goals in the last three games. During the nine-game losing streak, the Falcons scored a total of 12 goals.
* Eight different Falcons have scored the 14 goals in the last three games (Reim 4, McCormick 3, Brown 2, Koch, Rowe, Horn, Bride, Hedden).
* AF has 30+ shots in six straight games. The Falcons are 4-2 in those games
* Air Force earned its first regular-season conference sweep since Mercyhurst last season (Jan. 21-22, 2022) in Erie and the first home conference sweep since Niagara, Jan. 14-15, 2022
* Air Force's win last Friday was the first OT win since Army in the quarterfinals last season.
* Junior Parker Brown scored his second career overtime game-winner on Friday against Mercyhurst. Brown has a point in three straight games (2-2-4)
* Holt Oliphant has five points in his last six games (1-4-5).
* Mason McCormick, the AHA Rookie of the Week, scored a goal in each game against Mercyhurst and has three goals in his last three games.
* Willie Reim has four goals in his last three games. He assisted on the game-winner on Friday vs. Mercyhurst and then had two goals, including the game-winner Saturday
* Brandon Koch, the AHA Defensive Player of the Week, had three points, including the primary assist on both game-winners last week and has seven points in his last six games (2-5-7).
* Clayton Cosentino has three points (0-3-3) in his last three games and has won 14 or more faceoffs in four straight games.
* Maiszon Balboa has won his last three starts. He made a career best 33 saves against Army and was named the AHA Goalie of the Week. He then stopped 48 of 53 vs. Mercyhurst.
* Will Gavin has six points in his last eight games (4-2-6).
About the Pioneers
Sacred Heart is in second place in Atlantic Hockey with 39 points. The Pioneers are 14-11-2 overall and 12-5-2 in the conference. SHU is 3-4-1 in its last seven games. The Pioneers won five straight in December/January. Neil Shea leads the team with 22 points. Three Pioneers are tied for the team lead with nine goals. The Pioneers are third in the league in both scoring offense (3.08) and scoring defense (2.65). SHU leads the league in penalty kill at 87.3 percent. Luke Lush has started 24 of the 27 games in goal and has a 2.46 GAA and a .906 saves percentage.
Series vs. Sacred Heart
Air Force and Sacred Heart have played 54 games and the Falcons hold a 28-19-7 lead in the series that began in 2000. Last season, the teams played four games in five days at the Academy. SHU won three of the four. The Pioneers have won six of the last seven in the series, including three straight at the Academy. Air Force has won just two of the last 13 games against the Pioneers (2-10-1) since 2018. One of those wins came last season at the Academy. In games played at Sacred Heart, Air Force is 10-8-4 against the Pioneers. This will be the first meeting at SHU's brand new Martire Family Arena that just opened in January, 2023. The last time the teams played at Sacred Heart was Nov. 2, 2019, a 4-3 Air Force win.
Game 1: at Sacred Heart (RV), Friday, Feb. 10, 7:05 pm ET, Fairfield, Conn.
Game 2: at Sacred Heart (RV), Saturday, Feb. 11, 7:05 pm ET, Fairfield, Conn.
Broadcast Information
Television: None
Stream: Both games on FloHockey
Radio: Both games on XtraSports1300 AM
Live Stats Link on AF hockey schedule
The Breakdown
Quick Facts: Air Force Sacred Heart
2022-23 Record: 10-16-2, 6-11-1, 15 pts, T9th 14-11-2, 12-5-2, 39 pts, 2nd
Streak: W 3 L 1
Last Game: W 4-2 vs. Mercyhurst L H, AIC, 4-1
The Coaches
Head Coach: Frank Serratore C.J. Marottolo
School Record: 436-411-98 (26th yr) 171-265-51 (14th yr.)
Career Record: 485-503-107 (30th yr) 171-265-51 (14th yr.)
The Series
Overall: AF leads 28-19-7
Last Meeting SHU 3, AF 1, Nov. 23, 2021
Streak: SHU W 3
One-Timers
* Air Force will play six games over the next nine days, with four of them at home
* Air Force has won three straight, tying its longest winning streak of the season and the longest since January, 2022
* Air Force has scored 14 goals in the last three games. During the nine-game losing streak, the Falcons scored a total of 12 goals.
* Eight different Falcons have scored the 14 goals in the last three games (Reim 4, McCormick 3, Brown 2, Koch, Rowe, Horn, Bride, Hedden).
* AF has 30+ shots in six straight games. The Falcons are 4-2 in those games
* Air Force earned its first regular-season conference sweep since Mercyhurst last season (Jan. 21-22, 2022) in Erie and the first home conference sweep since Niagara, Jan. 14-15, 2022
* Air Force's win last Friday was the first OT win since Army in the quarterfinals last season.
* Junior Parker Brown scored his second career overtime game-winner on Friday against Mercyhurst. Brown has a point in three straight games (2-2-4)
* Holt Oliphant has five points in his last six games (1-4-5).
* Mason McCormick, the AHA Rookie of the Week, scored a goal in each game against Mercyhurst and has three goals in his last three games.
* Willie Reim has four goals in his last three games. He assisted on the game-winner on Friday vs. Mercyhurst and then had two goals, including the game-winner Saturday
* Brandon Koch, the AHA Defensive Player of the Week, had three points, including the primary assist on both game-winners last week and has seven points in his last six games (2-5-7).
* Clayton Cosentino has three points (0-3-3) in his last three games and has won 14 or more faceoffs in four straight games.
* Maiszon Balboa has won his last three starts. He made a career best 33 saves against Army and was named the AHA Goalie of the Week. He then stopped 48 of 53 vs. Mercyhurst.
* Will Gavin has six points in his last eight games (4-2-6).
About the Pioneers
Sacred Heart is in second place in Atlantic Hockey with 39 points. The Pioneers are 14-11-2 overall and 12-5-2 in the conference. SHU is 3-4-1 in its last seven games. The Pioneers won five straight in December/January. Neil Shea leads the team with 22 points. Three Pioneers are tied for the team lead with nine goals. The Pioneers are third in the league in both scoring offense (3.08) and scoring defense (2.65). SHU leads the league in penalty kill at 87.3 percent. Luke Lush has started 24 of the 27 games in goal and has a 2.46 GAA and a .906 saves percentage.
Series vs. Sacred Heart
Air Force and Sacred Heart have played 54 games and the Falcons hold a 28-19-7 lead in the series that began in 2000. Last season, the teams played four games in five days at the Academy. SHU won three of the four. The Pioneers have won six of the last seven in the series, including three straight at the Academy. Air Force has won just two of the last 13 games against the Pioneers (2-10-1) since 2018. One of those wins came last season at the Academy. In games played at Sacred Heart, Air Force is 10-8-4 against the Pioneers. This will be the first meeting at SHU's brand new Martire Family Arena that just opened in January, 2023. The last time the teams played at Sacred Heart was Nov. 2, 2019, a 4-3 Air Force win.
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