Air Force travels to Brown, Nov. 29-30

THE GAMES
Game 1: Friday, Nov. 29, at Brown, 7:05 pm ET, Providence, R.I.
Game 2: Saturday, Nov. 30, at Brown, 4:05 pm ET, Providence, R.I.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television:       None
Stream:            Both games on ESPN+
Radio:               Fri.: XtraSports 1300 AM / xtrasports1300.com; Sat.: KVOR AM 740 / kvor.com
Live Stats         Link is on AF hockey schedule

THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts:   Air Force                                          Brown
Record:             8-8-0, 5-3-0 AHA (5th) 2-3-1, 2-3-1 ECAC (8th)
Streak:              L 2                                                  W 2
Last Series: Swept at Bentley, Nov. 22-23             W@Clarkson (1-0) /W@St. Lawrence (2-1 ot)
Next Series: Home vs. Niagara, Dec. 6-7 at Northeastern, Dec. 7

THE COACHES
Head Coach:               Frank Serratore                         Brendan Whittet
School Record:            464-444-99 (28th yr)               133-273-57 (16th yr)
Career Record:            513-536-108 (32nd yr)             133-273-57 (16th yr)

THE SERIES
Overall:             Brown leads, 5-2-2
Last Meeting: Jan. 18, 1996, 7-7 ot, at Brown
Streak:              T 1

One Timers
* Air Force's four-game winning streak, which tied as the longest since a five-gamer early in the 2018-19 season, ended at Bentley, Nov. 22.
* AF is averaging just 2.25 penalties per game, the fewest in the league. In penalty minutes per game, AF is the fifth-least penalized team in the nation with 6.6 PIM/Game
* AF has killed 20 of 24 (83 percent) opponent power plays over the last 10 games.
* AF is 6-1 in one-goal games this season
* The Falcons have scored two goals or less in 10 of the last 11 games and are 6-5 in those games
* Air Force has only allowed six goals in the last six games (4-2-0)
* In eight conference games this season, senior goalie Guy Blessing has a 1.28 GAA and a .951 saves percentage with a 5-3-0 record. He has allowed just 10 goals in eight games.
* Junior Chris Hedden's five goals are tied for third in the nation among all defensemen. He scored the game-winner to beat Mercyhurst. It was his first GWG of the season and fifth of his career
* Senior Clayton Cosentino leads the nation with 205 faceoff wins.
* Cosentino leads the team with 13 points (5-8-13). He scored the game-winning goal vs. Mercyhurst (Nov. 16), his second GWG of the season and seventh of his career. He tied his career high three points twice this season
* Sophomore Brendan Gibbons leads the team with six goals, tied for fourth in AHA and 20th in the nation
* Air Force and Brown will meet for the first time since 1996. Brown leads the series, 5-2-2. Air Force is 0-3-1 at Brown. The last meeting in the series was a 7-7 overtime tie at Brown, Jan. 18, 1996.

Scouting the Bears
The Brown Bears are 2-3-1 overall and are on a two-game winning streak. Last weekend, Brown beat No. 19 Clarkson, 1-0, Nov. 22 in Potsdam, N.Y. The next night, Brown beat St. Lawrence, 2-1 in overtime. Three players, Tyler Kopff, Brian Nicholas and Ivan Zadvemyuk are tied for the team lead with four points each. In goal, Lawton Zacher has started four games and Tyler Shea has started two. Zacher has a 1.73 GAA and a .940 saves percentage. Shea has a 2.59 GAA and a .926 saves percentage.

Series vs. Brown
Air Force and Brown will meet for the first time since 1996. Brown leads the series, 5-2-2. The teams first met in 1986 and Brown won both games in Providence. Air Force swept the series at Cadet Ice Arena in 1987. Air Force is 0-3-1 at Brown. The last meeting in the series was a 7-7 overtime tie at Brown, Jan. 18, 1996.

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Players Mentioned

Guy Blessing

Clayton Cosentino

Brendan Gibbons

Chris Hedden

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