Air Force travels to AIC, Oct. 25-26

One Timers
* Air Force earned its first sweep of the season against Lindenwood, Oct. 18 and 20, and the first since Robert Morris, Feb. 23-24, 2024.
* Air Force has come-from-behind for all three wins this season. The Falcons have yet to score the first goal and have only led for 18 minutes this season
* AF held Lindenwood to 21 shots on Oct. 20, a season low
* Sophomore Ethan Ullrick's first career point was the GWG on Oct. 20
* Air Force has scored a power-play goal in five straight games
* AF's six power-play goals this season are tied for third in the nation
* AF won 40 faceoffs and had a 65.5 winning percentage on Oct. 18 vs. Lindenwood, both season highs. AF is 16th in the nation in faceoff winning percentage at 54.3
* Sophomore Owen Dubois has a point three of his last four games including two PPG
* Freshmen Beau Janzig, Sam Stitz and Michael Kadlecik each had an assist on Oct. 18 for the first point of each's career
* Junior Chris Hedden is tied for the team lead with five points. He has a point in three straight games and in four of the last five
* Defenseman Will Staring has a point in two straight games and three of the last four
* Senior Guy Blessing earned both wins against Lindenwood, stopping 46 of 49 shots for a saves percentage of .939 and a goals-against average of 1.51 in the series.
* Senior Clayton Cosentino won a season-high 20 faceoffs on Oct. 18
* Cosentino is tied for the team lead with five points. He tied his career highs of two goals and three points, Oct. 5, including the game-winning, power play goal in overtime
* Cosentino's 86 faceoff wins this season lead the nation and his .623 winning percentage is the fifth best in the nation.
* Air Force is 3-0 in one-goal games this season

Series Record
Air Force and AIC have played 57 times and the Falcons hold a 35-17-5 lead in the series that began in 1980. As Atlantic Hockey rivals, the teams have played 49 times and Air Force has a 27-17-5 lead in the league series. Last season, AIC won three of the four meetings. The teams split a series at the Academy, Jan. 12-13, with Air Force winning game one (6-2) and AIC winning game two (4-1). AIC swept Air Force in an AHA Quarterfinal series (3-1 and 3-2 ot), March 8-9. Air Force is 13-8-1 all-time at AIC, but is 0-7-1 at the Mass Mutual Center. The Falcons have just two wins over AIC since the 2017-18 season (2-14-2). Air Force's 6-2 win last season snapped a 10-game winless skid to AIC.

About the Yellow Jackets
AIC opens Atlantic Hockey play against Air Force this week. The Yellow Jackets are 0-3-1 this season with losses to No. 2 Boston College and No. 6 Maine and a loss and tie (shootout win) with No. 19 Ohio State. Last week, AIC fell to Boston College, 5-0. Junior forward Josh Barnes leads the team with three goals (three points). Junior forward John Lundy has two assists. Three different goalies have played for AIC. Junior Chase Clark has two starts and has a 3.43 GAA and a .915 saves percentage. Clark, a sixth-round draft choice by the Washington Capitals and a transfer from Sacred Heart, started against Maine and the tie with OSU. Sophomore Peyton Grainer has two starts while freshman Adam Manji has one appearance. AIC was picked fourth in the preseason coaches' poll.

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Players Mentioned

Guy Blessing

Clayton Cosentino

Owen Dubois

Chris Hedden

Beau Janzig

Michael Kadlecik

Will Staring

Sam Stitz

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