Air Force Hosts ASUN Rival Utah in Wednesday Matchup

AIR FORCE (6-3, 3-0 ASUN) vs. UTAH (3-4, 2-0 ASUN)
Game 10, ASUN Conference
12 p.m. MT, Wednesday, March 29
Falcon Lacrosse Practice Field, USAFA, CO

The Falcons host ASUN rivals Utah in a midweek game at the Air Force Academy. The Falcons and Utes face off at noon on Wednesday (March 29), at the Falcon Lacrosse Practice Field. Air Force is looking to make good on last season's 10-8 loss at the Academy.

THE SERIES
-Wednesday's game marks the fifth meeting between the teams, series tied at 2-2
- Utah won the first meeting (2019, at USAFA, 6-5) and last meeting (2022, at USAFA, 10-8)
-AF won two-straight from 2020 (9-8, away) to 2021 (10-9 OT, home)
-The first three games were decided by just one goal, last year it was decided by two
- AF is 2-1 against Utah when playing at the Academy
-The meeting marks the second time the teams have met on Falcon Lacrosse Practice Field
-They have only been to overtime once, AF won (2021, at USAFA, 10-9 OT1)

AIR FORCE SCORING
Brandon Dodd leads the Falcons and the ASUN with 25 goals and 35 points. He is first in the league with 3.12 goals per game average, a mark that ranks him 15^th in the nation. He is second in the league with 4.38 points per game, 25^th best in the NCAA. Dodd also leads Air Force with nine assists.

The Falcons have four other scorers in the double-digits. Ethan Grandolfo (15g), Wes Peene (11g), Josh Yago (11g), and Aidan Tolen (10g). Two other Falcons to crest 20 points are Grandolfo (21) with six assists and Yago (20) with nine assists.

D-UP
Senior goalie Jason Rose averages 10.88 saves per game and has the third-best save percentage (.514) in the ASUN. He allows an average of 10.79 goals per game, the fourth-best mark in the conference. Junior defender Chris Bardak leads the squad with 1.67 caused turnovers per game, a mark that ranks him fourth in the ASUN and 27th in the NCAA.

UP NEXT
The Falcons hit the road for Cleveland for the first of a two-game road stint. The Falcons and Cleveland State Vikings are slated to play at noon ET, Saturday, April 1.

LAST GAME
Air Force outscored ASUN Conference newcomer Lindenwood, 15-6, Saturday afternoon in the Holaday Athletic Center. Brandon Dodd had a career day, scoring nine points with seven goals and two assists—he scored four straight goals in the first quarter to lock in his fourth hat trick this season. Dodd has 25 goals on the year and has had a goal in every appearance.

Senior Josh Tauss notched his first career hat trick while brothers out of Ridgewood, New Jersey, Gavin and Wes Peene, put up two goals apiece. Josh Yago rounded out the scoring for Air Force with his ninth goal of the season. Senior attack man Ethan Grandolfo was exceptional on both sides of the ball, tallying two assists and causing a game-high four turnovers.

DODD WINS SECOND POTW AWARD
Men's Lacrosse Player of the Week
Brandon Dodd, Air Force
Senior | Attack | Logan, Utah
- Third Career ASUN Player of the Week selection; third honor in Falcons' history
- Scored a career-high nine points in Falcons' victory against Lindenwood
- Tallied seven goals and dished out two assists; converted on all seven shots-on-goal
- Notched his fourth hat-trick of the season in the first 15 minutes of the contest; finished with 11 shots in the game
- Leads the ASUN with 25 goals and second in points (35); Air Force hosts preseason favorite Utah on Wednesday afternoon

Air Force Hosts ASUN Rival Utah in Wednesday Matchup

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Players Mentioned

Chris Bardak

Brandon Dodd

Ethan Grandolfo

Wes Peene

Jason Rose

Aidan Tolen

Josh Yago

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