Air Force travels to Holy Cross, Jan. 16-17

THE GAMES
Game 1: at Holy Cross, Friday, Jan. 16, 7:05 pm ET, Hart Center, Worcester, Mass.
Game 2: at Holy Cross, Saturday, Jan. 17, 7:05 pm ET, Hart Center, Worcester, Mass.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television:        None
Stream: Both on FloHockey
Radio: XtraSports 1300 AM / xtrasports1300.com;
Live Stats:        SideArm Stats

THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts: Air Force Holy Cross
Record:              10-10-2, 6-7-1 AHA 10-8-2, 8-2-2 AHA
Streak:                L 3 Winless 3
Last Series: Swept by Bentley (H) L Merrimack, 5-2 (H)

THE COACHES
Head Coach:                 Frank Serratore Bill Riga
School Record:             482-467-104 (29th yr)               84-80-13 (5th yr)
Career Record:             531-559-113 (33rd yr)               84-80-13 (5th yr)

THE SERIES
Overall:              HC leads 27-24-14
Last Meeting: HC swept AF earlier this season, 3-2 and 4-1, at USAFA
Streak:               HC W 14

One Timers
* AF is 9-6-1 in the last 16 games (since Oct. 31) after a 1-4-1 start following the RIT series (Oct. 24-25)
* Including the Bentley series, Jan. 9-10, Air Force played four straight games against teams receiving votes in the national polls (Michigan Tech and Arizona State).
* Air Force's top line of all sophomores, LW Will Dawson, C Nick Sajevic and RW Sam Stitz has been on the ice for 24 of the team's 48 even-strength goals this season.
* Air Force is ... 9-2-1 when scoring three or more goals; 7-3-2 when scoring first; 7-2-1 when tied or leading after the first period; 9-3-2 when tied or win special teams
* AF defensemen have scored 19 of the last 45 goals over the last 13 games
* Air Force's 66 goals this season in 22 games have come from 19 different players. Twenty-two of the 24 skaters who have played this season have at least one point.
* Chris Hedden's 10 goals are second in the nation among all defensemen while his 21 points are fourth
* Nick Sajevic leads the AHA in assists (19) and is second points (23). He is tied for fourth in the nation in assists and 28th in points. He has a point in seven of the last 10 games. His seven-game point streak, the longest of his career and the longest by a Falcon this season, that ended on Jan. 3 was tied as the longest in the nation at the time.
* Sajevic is third in the AHA in faceoff winning percentage (.577) and wins (217) He is 19th in the nation in wins and 12th in percentage (among those with more than 320 draws).
* Sophomore winger Sam Stitz is second on the team in goals (8) and points (22)
* Sophomore defenseman Beau Janzig scored his first career goal, Jan. 10, vs. Bentley
* Dominik Wasik has started the last 17 games. He is seventh in the AHA in GAA (2.61) and saves percentage (.905).
* Air Force is second in the league in scoring offense (3.09) and shots per game (30.95)

Series vs. Holy Cross
Air Force and Holy Cross have played 65 times and Holy Cross holds a 27-24-14 lead in the series that began in 1993. Earlier this season, Holy Cross swept Air Force, 3-2 and 4-1, at Cadet Ice Arena, Nov. 14-15. As Atlantic Hockey rivals, the teams have played 48 times and Holy Cross leads the AHA series, 23-16-11. Holy Cross has won 14 straight over Air Force. In the last 22 games, Holy Cross holds a 17-2-3 advantage since 2016. Air Force's last win in the series was a 7-2 victory, Dec. 6, 2019 at the Cadet Ice Arena. In games played in Worcester, Holy Cross leads, 11-9-10. Air Force's last win at the Hart Center was Feb. 13, 2016, a 4-2 Falcon win. In the last 10 years, Air Force is 0-8-2 in Worcester.

Scouting the Crusaders
Holy Cross is tied for second in Atlantic Hockey with 27 points (with RIT). The Crusaders are 10-8-2 overall and 8-2-2 in the league. Holy Cross is winless in their last three after a 5-2 loss to Merrimack last week. Two weeks ago, the Crusaders earned one point from Bentley with a tie/shootout loss and regular season loss. Five of the team's eight losses have come to No. 16 Northeastern, No. 12 Maine and No. 8 Quinnipiac (one in overtime). Jack Stockfish leads the team with eight goals and 19 points this season. Three different goalies have started for the Crusaders. Danick Leroux, the starter in two of the last three, leads the team with a 2.40 GAA and a .908 saves percentage.

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Players Mentioned

Will Dawson

Chris Hedden

Beau Janzig

Nick Sajevic

Sam Stitz

Dominik Wasik

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