Air Force Travels to Saint Joseph's for Non-Conference Showdown

GAME 05: Air Force (1-3) at Saint Joseph's (0-3)
12 p.m. ET, Sunday, March 3
Sean Sweeney Field – Philadelphia, PA

Air Force hits the road to take on Saint Joseph's on Sunday, March 3, at Sean Sweeney Field in Philadelphia. Action is slated for noon ET. The game will mark the first-ever meeting between the teams.

AIR FORCE NOTABLES
-Three Falcons lead the squad with 11 points apiece
-Sophomore Calean Driggs leads in goals with eight his credit, he has three assists
-Freshman Turner Ashby has 11 points via six goals and five assists
-Junior Josh Yago leads the squad with seven assists, he has four goals as well
-Air Force put up three season-high single-game numbers against Stony Brook: goals (12), shots (38), faceoff wins (16)

LAST WEEKEND
Aidan Tolen's game-winning goal pushed Air Force past Stony Brook in overtime, 12-11, Saturday afternoon at Falcon Stadium. The Falcons snapped a four-game losing streak to the Sea Wolves and chalk up a win against them for the first time since 1998.

Air Force took 38 shots in the game, a season-high mark for the Falcons. Caelan Driggs, who finished with two goals and an assist, finished with a game-high and career-high 10 shots. Tolen finished with two goals on five shots— he leads the Falcons with 56 career goals.

Three freshmen accounted for five goals behind Turner Ashby (2g, 2a), Mana Wilhelm (2g) and Jake Mason (1g). Wilhelm and Mason's goals marked their first collegiate scores while Ashby has three goals this season.

Eight Falcons put up goals, Luke Vrsansky, Chris Bardak, and Cole Rassas rounded out the scoring effort for AF. Junior attack man Josh Yago had a stellar day facilitating goals, assisting in three scores for a season-high mark.

Junior face-off specialist Jake Knapp played a crucial role in the victory, winning a career-high 16 face offs in 26 attempts. Knapp also scooped up a career-high 10 ground balls. Air Force won the ground ball battle decisively, 33-20.

COMING UP
The Falcons return to the Academy to open the ASUN Conference slate against Queens University of Charlotte, Saturday (Mar. 16). Action at Falcon stadium is slated for noon MT.

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