Friday, March 7
Fairfield, CT
5 pm MT
Air Force Academy
at
Sacred Heart University
Air Force travels to Sacred Heart for AHA Quarterfinals, March 7-9
3/4/2025 9:49:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
THE GAMES
Friday, March 7, at No. 2 Sacred Heart, 7:05 pm ET, Martire Family Arena, Fairfield, Conn.
Saturday, March 8, at No. 2 Sacred Heart, TBA, Martire Family Arena, Fairfield, Conn
Sunday, March 9, at No. 2 Sacred Heart, 5:05, Martire Family Arena, Fairfield, Conn. (if necc.)
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television: None
Stream: FloHockey
Radio: XtraSports 1300 AM; xtrasports1300.com
Live Stats SideArm Stats; Link is on AF hockey schedule
THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts: Air Force Sacred Heart
Record: 15-19-3, 11-13-2 AHA (7th, 37 pts) 19-10-5, 16-7-3 AHA (2nd, 53 pts)
Streak: Unbeaten 4 W 2
Last Series: W Robert Morris, 4-3, 2ot, Mar. 1 W Bentley, 2-0, Feb. 22
THE COACHES
Head Coach: Frank Serratore C.J. Marottolo
School Record: 471-455-102 (28th yr) 207-301-60 (16 yrs)
Career Record: 520-547-111 (32nd yr) 207-301-60 (16 yrs)
THE SERIES
Overall: AF Leads 31-22-7
Last Meeting: Split at SHU, Jan. 3-4 / Streak: AF W 1
One Timers
* Air Force is 4-1-2 in the last seven games.
* The 4-3 double overtime win over RMU was Air Force's first playoff win since beating RIT in the 2022 AHA semifinals. It was the first home playoff win since sweeping Mercyhurst in 2020
* The double overtime win as the second longest game (93:30) in school history
* Air Force had a season-high 54 shots against RMU, the second game in the last six with 50 or more shots (52 on Feb. 8 at Canisius). The Falcons have had 30 or more shots in 10 of the last 13 games.
* Air Force had a season-high five goals in the 5-3 win at Canisius, Feb. 7
* Air Force has scored 24 goals in the last seven games (3.4 per game)
* AF is averaging just 3.14 penalties per game, the fewest in the league
* AF is 8-9 in one-goal games this season. Twenty of the team's 37 games have been decided by one goal or tied.
* 10 of the last 13 game have been decided by one goal or less and AF is 2-6-2 in those games
* In 25 conference games this season, Guy Blessing has allowed just 52 goals for a 2.09 GAA and a .919 saves percentage as the Falcons are 11-13-2 in league play. He ranks third in the league, in conference games only, in goals-against average and sixth in saves percentage. He is one of 12 goalies in the nation with three or more shutouts this season.
* Blessing leads the nation in minutes played with 2153
* Blessing became the 12th goalie in school history with 2,000 or more career saves and only the sixth in the conference era. He recorded his 2,000th in the first period against RIT, Feb. 1.
* Junior Chris Hedden's 11 goals are tied as the second most in the nation among all defensemen. He scored the game-tying goal at Canisius, Feb. 8, and at Robert Morris, Feb. 22.
* Clayton Cosentino leads the nation with 495 faceoff wins. Cosentino's winning percentage of .558 is ninth in the conference, and the most by any player who has won more than 420 draws.
* Cosentino leads the team with 28 points (8-20-28). He has 101 career points in 147 games
* Austin Schwartz leads the nation in blocked shots by a forward with 59. His 163 career blocks are the most of any forward in the nation.
About the Pioneers
Sacred Heart is 19-10-5 overall and finished second in the AHA with a 16-7-3 record and 53 points. The Pios are 4-1-1 in the last six games and are 12-3-3 since Dec. 1 with one of those losses coming to Air Force. Felix Trudeau leads the team with 15 goals and 38 points. Reid Pabich and Mikey Adamson each have 11 goals. Freshman goalie Ajeet Gundarah leads the AHA with a 1.93 GAA and a .934 saves percentage.
The Series vs. Sacred Heart
Air Force and Sacred Heart have played 60 games and the Falcons hold a 31-22-7 lead in the series that began in 2000. Eleven of the last 14, have been decided by two goals or less with two going into overtime. The teams split a two-game series in Fairfield earlier this season, Jan. 3-4, with SHU winning 3-0 in game one and AF winning by the same score in game two. Air Force has won two of the last three in the series, but has won just five of the last 19 games against the Pioneers (5-13-1) since 2018. In all games played at SHU, AF is 11-10-4. Air Force is 2-2-0 vs. SHU at Martire Family Arena.
Friday, March 7, at No. 2 Sacred Heart, 7:05 pm ET, Martire Family Arena, Fairfield, Conn.
Saturday, March 8, at No. 2 Sacred Heart, TBA, Martire Family Arena, Fairfield, Conn
Sunday, March 9, at No. 2 Sacred Heart, 5:05, Martire Family Arena, Fairfield, Conn. (if necc.)
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television: None
Stream: FloHockey
Radio: XtraSports 1300 AM; xtrasports1300.com
Live Stats SideArm Stats; Link is on AF hockey schedule
THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts: Air Force Sacred Heart
Record: 15-19-3, 11-13-2 AHA (7th, 37 pts) 19-10-5, 16-7-3 AHA (2nd, 53 pts)
Streak: Unbeaten 4 W 2
Last Series: W Robert Morris, 4-3, 2ot, Mar. 1 W Bentley, 2-0, Feb. 22
THE COACHES
Head Coach: Frank Serratore C.J. Marottolo
School Record: 471-455-102 (28th yr) 207-301-60 (16 yrs)
Career Record: 520-547-111 (32nd yr) 207-301-60 (16 yrs)
THE SERIES
Overall: AF Leads 31-22-7
Last Meeting: Split at SHU, Jan. 3-4 / Streak: AF W 1
One Timers
* Air Force is 4-1-2 in the last seven games.
* The 4-3 double overtime win over RMU was Air Force's first playoff win since beating RIT in the 2022 AHA semifinals. It was the first home playoff win since sweeping Mercyhurst in 2020
* The double overtime win as the second longest game (93:30) in school history
* Air Force had a season-high 54 shots against RMU, the second game in the last six with 50 or more shots (52 on Feb. 8 at Canisius). The Falcons have had 30 or more shots in 10 of the last 13 games.
* Air Force had a season-high five goals in the 5-3 win at Canisius, Feb. 7
* Air Force has scored 24 goals in the last seven games (3.4 per game)
* AF is averaging just 3.14 penalties per game, the fewest in the league
* AF is 8-9 in one-goal games this season. Twenty of the team's 37 games have been decided by one goal or tied.
* 10 of the last 13 game have been decided by one goal or less and AF is 2-6-2 in those games
* In 25 conference games this season, Guy Blessing has allowed just 52 goals for a 2.09 GAA and a .919 saves percentage as the Falcons are 11-13-2 in league play. He ranks third in the league, in conference games only, in goals-against average and sixth in saves percentage. He is one of 12 goalies in the nation with three or more shutouts this season.
* Blessing leads the nation in minutes played with 2153
* Blessing became the 12th goalie in school history with 2,000 or more career saves and only the sixth in the conference era. He recorded his 2,000th in the first period against RIT, Feb. 1.
* Junior Chris Hedden's 11 goals are tied as the second most in the nation among all defensemen. He scored the game-tying goal at Canisius, Feb. 8, and at Robert Morris, Feb. 22.
* Clayton Cosentino leads the nation with 495 faceoff wins. Cosentino's winning percentage of .558 is ninth in the conference, and the most by any player who has won more than 420 draws.
* Cosentino leads the team with 28 points (8-20-28). He has 101 career points in 147 games
* Austin Schwartz leads the nation in blocked shots by a forward with 59. His 163 career blocks are the most of any forward in the nation.
About the Pioneers
Sacred Heart is 19-10-5 overall and finished second in the AHA with a 16-7-3 record and 53 points. The Pios are 4-1-1 in the last six games and are 12-3-3 since Dec. 1 with one of those losses coming to Air Force. Felix Trudeau leads the team with 15 goals and 38 points. Reid Pabich and Mikey Adamson each have 11 goals. Freshman goalie Ajeet Gundarah leads the AHA with a 1.93 GAA and a .934 saves percentage.
The Series vs. Sacred Heart
Air Force and Sacred Heart have played 60 games and the Falcons hold a 31-22-7 lead in the series that began in 2000. Eleven of the last 14, have been decided by two goals or less with two going into overtime. The teams split a two-game series in Fairfield earlier this season, Jan. 3-4, with SHU winning 3-0 in game one and AF winning by the same score in game two. Air Force has won two of the last three in the series, but has won just five of the last 19 games against the Pioneers (5-13-1) since 2018. In all games played at SHU, AF is 11-10-4. Air Force is 2-2-0 vs. SHU at Martire Family Arena.
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