Saturday, April 8
Louisville, KY
10:00 AM
Air Force Academy
at
Bellarmine
Photo by: Trevor Cokley
Falcon Lacrosse Travels to Bellarmine for ASUN Matchup
4/6/2023 3:00:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
GAME 12
AIR FORCE (7-4, 4-1 ASUN) at BELLARMINE (7-3, 2-2 ASUN)
12 p.m. ET, Saturday, April 8
Frazier Stadium, Louisville, KY
The Falcons wrap up a two-game road stint at Bellarmine, April. Action at Frazier Stadium is slated for 12 ET. Air Force is on a nine-game win streak against the Knights.
THE SERIES
-The teams are meeting for the 18th time, AF leads the all-time series, 14-3
-AF is on a nine-game winning streak against the Knights
-The Falcons won last season's meeting, 9-7
-AF is 5-2 when playing at Bellarmine
-The teams took it to OT once (2016), Air Force won 8-7
-Bellarmine's last win was in 2013, 11-10
AIR FORCE SCORING
Brandon Dodd leads the Falcons and is second in the ASUN with 28 goals and 46 points—he has scored a goal in every appearance this season and has four hat tricks. He is second in the league with 2.80 goals per game average, a mark that ranks him 25th in the nation. He is second in the league with 4.60 points per game, 21st best in the NCAA. Dodd also leads Air Force with 18 assists—he has had two straight games with four assists.
The Falcons have four other scorers in the double-digits. Ethan Grandolfo (23g), Josh Yago (12g), Wes Peene (11g), and Aidan Tolen (14g). Grandolfo has a team-high six hat tricks this season—ttwo in the last two games. Two Falcons to crest 20 points are Grandolfo (30) with seven assists and Yago (21) with nine assists.
D-UP
Senior goalie Jason Rose averages 10.36 saves per game and has the third-best save percentage (.507) in the ASUN. He allows an average of 11.22 goals per game, the fourth-best mark in the conference. Junior defender Chris Bardak leads the squad with 1.64 caused turnovers per game, a mark that ranks him second in the ASUN and 23rd in the NCAA. Bardak also leads the Falcons with 36 ground balls.
UP NEXT
Air Force returns to the Academy to host Detroit Mercy in ASUN action, April 15. Action at the Falcon Lacrosse Practice field is slated for noon MT. The Falcons are undefeated against the Titans in the seven-game series.
LAST GAME
Air Force outscored Cleveland State, 12-9, in ASUN Conference action in their first-ever meeting in Cleveland. Senior attack man Ethan Grandolfo put up his sixth hat trick of the season with his four-goal showing, making it the second consecutive game with four goals. Grandolfo has 23 goals this season. In similar fashion Brandon Dodd facilitated the scoring with a game-high four assists, tying his season high assist mark that was set last week at Utah. Dodd finished the game with two goals and has scored in every appearance this season.
Aidan Tolen helped lead the scoring effort as he rattled off three goals in the second quarter to propel AF to a three-goal lead despite being down 2-1 in the first quarter. It is the second hat trick this season for Tolen, he has 14 goals on the campaign. Jake Knapp had a stellar day at the center dot, creating possessions for the Falcons by winning 13-of-19 face off attempts for a season-best performance by any Falcon face off man this season.
AIR FORCE (7-4, 4-1 ASUN) at BELLARMINE (7-3, 2-2 ASUN)
12 p.m. ET, Saturday, April 8
Frazier Stadium, Louisville, KY
The Falcons wrap up a two-game road stint at Bellarmine, April. Action at Frazier Stadium is slated for 12 ET. Air Force is on a nine-game win streak against the Knights.
THE SERIES
-The teams are meeting for the 18th time, AF leads the all-time series, 14-3
-AF is on a nine-game winning streak against the Knights
-The Falcons won last season's meeting, 9-7
-AF is 5-2 when playing at Bellarmine
-The teams took it to OT once (2016), Air Force won 8-7
-Bellarmine's last win was in 2013, 11-10
AIR FORCE SCORING
Brandon Dodd leads the Falcons and is second in the ASUN with 28 goals and 46 points—he has scored a goal in every appearance this season and has four hat tricks. He is second in the league with 2.80 goals per game average, a mark that ranks him 25th in the nation. He is second in the league with 4.60 points per game, 21st best in the NCAA. Dodd also leads Air Force with 18 assists—he has had two straight games with four assists.
The Falcons have four other scorers in the double-digits. Ethan Grandolfo (23g), Josh Yago (12g), Wes Peene (11g), and Aidan Tolen (14g). Grandolfo has a team-high six hat tricks this season—ttwo in the last two games. Two Falcons to crest 20 points are Grandolfo (30) with seven assists and Yago (21) with nine assists.
D-UP
Senior goalie Jason Rose averages 10.36 saves per game and has the third-best save percentage (.507) in the ASUN. He allows an average of 11.22 goals per game, the fourth-best mark in the conference. Junior defender Chris Bardak leads the squad with 1.64 caused turnovers per game, a mark that ranks him second in the ASUN and 23rd in the NCAA. Bardak also leads the Falcons with 36 ground balls.
UP NEXT
Air Force returns to the Academy to host Detroit Mercy in ASUN action, April 15. Action at the Falcon Lacrosse Practice field is slated for noon MT. The Falcons are undefeated against the Titans in the seven-game series.
LAST GAME
Air Force outscored Cleveland State, 12-9, in ASUN Conference action in their first-ever meeting in Cleveland. Senior attack man Ethan Grandolfo put up his sixth hat trick of the season with his four-goal showing, making it the second consecutive game with four goals. Grandolfo has 23 goals this season. In similar fashion Brandon Dodd facilitated the scoring with a game-high four assists, tying his season high assist mark that was set last week at Utah. Dodd finished the game with two goals and has scored in every appearance this season.
Aidan Tolen helped lead the scoring effort as he rattled off three goals in the second quarter to propel AF to a three-goal lead despite being down 2-1 in the first quarter. It is the second hat trick this season for Tolen, he has 14 goals on the campaign. Jake Knapp had a stellar day at the center dot, creating possessions for the Falcons by winning 13-of-19 face off attempts for a season-best performance by any Falcon face off man this season.
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