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ANDREW LOEWEN - CANISIUS
Sophomore, Goaltender, Winnipeg, MAN
Loewen had an impressive weekend in net, leading the Griffs to
three points against Bentley. The sophomore goalie stopped 69-of-71
shots to record a goals against average of 0.96 and a save
percentage of .972. In the opener, Loewen stopped 33 shots, helping
the Griffs to a 1-1 draw against the Falcons. During the finale,
Loewen recorded 36 saves and only losing his stick while playing
the puck behind the net could keep him from recording his second
shutout of the season. Loewen also anchored a strong penalty kill
for the Griffs, keeping Bentley from scoring in all of its
power-play attempts during the weekend.
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Andrew Volkening, Air Force (So, G, Genoa, Ill.) - Allowed just
three goals in two games on the road at second-place Sacred
Heart...Led Air Force to first win since De. 1 at AIC...Ended a
five-game winless skid for AFA (0-2-3)...Earned his 10th win of the
season on Saturday.
Tom Mele, American International (Fr, F, Bronx, N.Y.) - Mele
notched his first collegiate goal for the Yellow Jackets Friday
evening. He has skated well for the Yellow Jackets; it was only a
matter of time before the freshman found the back of the net.
Mark Pavli, American International (Sr, F, Sarnia, ONT) - Pavli
continues to play hard for the Yellow Jackets. The senior forward
earned a goal and an assist over the weekend.
Joe Calvi, Bentley (Fr, G, New Lenox, Ill.) - Calvi posted a 2.40
goals against average and .907 save percentage in a two-game series
at Canisius. He stopped 24 of 25 shots in a 1-1 tie on Friday,
including all three shots he faced in the extra frame. He also
recorded his first career assist on Bentley's lone goal in Friday's
tie.
Erik Peterson, Bentley (Fr, F, Minnetonka, Minn.) - Peterson scored
his fifth goal of the season on Saturday night at Canisius.
Dain Prewitt, Bentley (Jr, F, Westminster, Colo.) - Prewitt scored
Bentley's goal in a 1-1 tie with Canisius on Friday. It was his
team-leading ninth goal of the season.
Carl Hudson, Canisius (So, D, Smooth Rock Falls, ONT) - Hudson
helped lead the Griffs to a 4-1 victory over Bentley on Saturday.
He tallied a goal and an assist for his 11th and 12th point of the
season. Hudson tallied an assist on the game-winning goal against
the Falcons and then scored Canisius' third goal of the game,
ripping a shot off a face-off victory. Hudson ranks third in
Atlantic Hockey for scoring among defensemen with 12 points.Beau
Erickson, Connecticut (So, G, Hinton, Iowa) - Erickson came off an
injury Friday to make a season high 38 saves in loss to Union,
keeping game to tied until the middle of the third period, despite
the Dutchman more than doubling the shot totals of the Huskies.
Joe Brock, Holy Cross (Fr, F, Cumming, Ga.) - Brock had one goal
and one assist in the weekend series with RIT. On Friday, he
assisted on Holy Cross' first goal, while on Saturday he netted his
fifth goal of the season. On the season he also has four assists
and nine points.
Ben Cottreau, Mercyhurst (Sr, F, Wickham, QUE) - Scored a goal in
each game of Michigan Tech series and now has 5-game scoring
streak.
Jared DeMichiel, R.I.T. (So, G, Avon, Conn.) - DeMichiel picked up
his first career win on Friday night versus Holy Cross. The
sophomore netminder had a shut-out going into the third period. He
finished allowing two goals and made 28 saves as RIT downed the
Crusaders 5-2. It was first win in four starts as a Tiger and
helped RIT win 3-of-4 games.
Alexandre Parent, Sacred Heart (Sr, F, Boisbriand, QUE) - Parent
scored the game winning goal in SHU's win over Air Force Friday
night. It was the captain's team leading seventh tally of the
season.
Stefan Drew, Sacred Heart (Jr, G, Oakbank, MAN) - Drew was
phenomenal in both games against Air Force, stopping 74 of the 78
shots he faced and making double digit saves in all six periods.
Friday night he stopped 35 of 36 Air Force shots to help the
Pioneers earn a victory. Saturday night he again kept his team in
the game, making 39 saves in a losing effort. Drew made several
acrobatic saves throughout the weekend, including a handful from
his back. Drew's performance raised his save percentage to .912 and
lowered his goals against average to 2.78 for the year.
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Air Force: AFA ended five-game winless skid with 3-1 win on
Saturday vs. Sacred Heart (0-2-3)...Falcons earned 10th win of
season on Saturday...AFA has gotten points every weekend of the
season...AFA did not allow a PPG, killing all four Sacred Heart
chances...Sophomore center Jeff Hajner's career-best eight-game
scoring streak ended on Saturday as he was held scoreless...Junior
winger Brent Olson had an assist on Friday and a goal on Saturday.
He has a five-game scoring streak and now has eight goals in his
last eight games...Brett Nylander netted the game-winner on
Saturday with just under five mintues left in the third to break a
1-1 tie. It was the first game-winner of his career...With just
over one minute left on Saturday, Matt Fairchild scored a
short-handed to goal to seal the AFA win. It was the first shortie
of his career...AFA held SHU to less than 20 shots in both games,
the fifth time this season that AFA has held its opponent under 20
shots (4-1-1 in those games)...In 16 league games this season, AFA
has scored first in just five of them. The Falcons are 4-0-1 in
those games...AFA returns home to host RIT, Jan. 11-12, at Cadet
Ice Arena...The teams played earlier this season in Rochester and
split the two-game series. AFA won the first game, 2-1 in overtime,
on a goal by freshman Scott Kozlak. RIT won the second game,
4-3...AFA and RIT have met 18 times and the Tigers hold a 7-5-2
lead in the series. The last four games have been decided by one
goal. Four of the last eight games have gone into overtime. AFA
took three points from RIT in the series at Air Force last season.
AFA is 4-3-2 vs. RIT at Cadet Ice Arena...Eric Ehn continues to
lead the team in scoring with 21 points in 20 games. However, Ehn
has been held to just three assists in the last seven games and has
not scored in his last four games.
American International: The American International College ice
hockey squad suffered a pair of tough losses to non-conference foe
Robert Morris this weekend. The Yellow Jackets will conclude their
three game home stand when they host Holy Cross Tuesday evening at
the Olympia Ice Center. Following that match-up AIC will travel to
the Milford Ice Pavilion to take on Sacred Heart for the first time
this season. Freshman forward Tom Mele earned his first collegiate
goal Friday evening when he scored the first of two AIC goals. Mele
is one of several newcomers making an impact in their first season
for AIC. Freshman goalie Dan Ramirez has already been named AHA
Freshman and Goalie of the week and freshman Steve McLeod is
currently fourth on the team in scoring. The Yellow Jackets gave up
10 scores Friday evening against the Colonials, but were able to
stop RMU all four times they garnered the man advantage. Sophomore
Andy Gevorkyan notched his first point of the season Saturday
assisting on Mike Field's second goal of the season.
Army: The Black Knights are now 6-9-3 following a pair of
non-conference losses ... Army lost to Union 3-2 despite holding an
30-28 advantage in shots on goal on Saturday ... Sunday, the Black
Knights made the four-hour trek to Merrimack and lost 4-1 to the
Hockey East school ... Those were the final two non-conference
games of the season ... Sophomore Eric Sefchik and freshman Drew
Pierson scored their first goals of the season against Union ...
Owen Meyer scored his team-best 12th goal of the season against the
Warriors ... Sophomore G Joe Spracklen made 14 saves in under 45
minutes of action against Merrimack. Spracklen did not allow a goal
in his second career appearance ... Meyer leads the team with 21
points (12G, 9A) ... Army returns to Atlantic Hockey action this
weekend in Erie, Pa. ... The Black Knights will face Mercyhurst
Friday and Saturday with both games set for 7 p.m.
Bentley: Bentley picked up one point in a weekend at Canisius,
skating to a 1-1 tie on Friday before falling by a 4-1 margin on
Saturday ... The Falcons have not recorded a sweep or been swept in
a two-game league series this season, picking up between one and
three points in each of their Atlantic Hockey series ... Bentley is
now winless in the last seven outings, going 0-5-2 since
Thanksgiving ... Junior Dain Prewitt scored his 33rd career goal on
Friday, moving into second place among Bentley's all-time Division
I career goal scorers. Prewitt trails only classmate Jeff Gumaer,
who has 41 career goals ... On Friday night, freshman goalie Joe
Calvi stopped 24 of 25 shots he faced to backstop the Falcons to a
1-1 tie and also recorded his first career assist when he began the
play that led to Bentley's only goal of the evening ... Bentley
concludes a season-long five-game stretch of road games next
weekend, visiting conference rival Holy Cross for a two-game series
on Friday and Saturday ... Bentley and Holy Cross split their
two-game season series last season in Watertown ... Holy Cross has
won seven of the last eight meetings between the teams, including
the 2006 Atlantic Hockey championship game.
Canisius: Canisius took three-of-four points during a weekend
series with Bentley, tying the Falcons, 1-1, on Friday before
winning on Saturday, 4-1. The Griffs, who now stand at 5-10-5
overall and 4-6-4 in Atlantic Hockey, are unbeaten in their last
five games. It is the longest unbeaten streak for the Griffs since
the 2003-04 season. Canisius also improved to 4-0-1 at home this
season. It marks the first since the program moved to Division I
(1998-99 season) that the Griffs have gone unbeaten in their first
five home games. Canisius last accomplished the feat during the
1995-96 season when they started the year 8-0-1 at home. Andrew
Loewen led the Griffs to the three points with a strong performance
in the net. The sophomore goalie stopped 69-of-71 shots to record a
goals against average of 0.96 and a save percentage of .972. In the
opener, Loewen stopped 33 shots, helping the Griffs to a 1-1 draw
against the Falcons. During the finale, Loewen recorded 36 saves
and only losing his stick while playing the puck behind the net
could keep him from recording his second shutout of the season. The
weekend also featured numerous first for Canisius individuals. On
Friday, junior Spencer Churchill posted his first goal of the
season to help the Griffs earn the 1-1 draw. On Saturday, freshman
Cory Conacher and redshirt-sophomore Ryan Klusendorf both posted
their first collegiate goals. Conacher also added an assist and has
now recorded four points (1g, 3a) in his first three collegiate
games. Sophomore Jason Weeks recorded an assist on Friday to extend
his career-best six-game point streak to six games before having it
snapped on Saturday. He is the third player this season to record a
point in six-straight games, joining Derek Danowski and Josh
Heidinger. The Griffs can point toward the penalty kill for their
strong play as of late. In Canisius' first 13 games, the Griffs
killed only 74.3 (52-of-70) percent of extra-man opportunities
while posting a record of 2-9-2. In its last seven games, the
Griffs have killed all but one power play in 30 chances (96.7
percent). The lone power-play score was on a 5-on-3 opportunity and
Canisius has also added a short-handed goal during the stretch. The
Griffs are 3-1-3 in its last seven games. The Griffs return to the
ice with a pair of games next weekend against Connecticut. Canisius
will host the Huskies on Friday and Saturday at the Amherst Pepsi
Center.
Connecticut: Union scored two power play goals against the Huskies.
Before that, the Huskies had not given up a power play goal in the
last five games, the last being given up against Holy Cross on
December 1. The team still ranks 14th in the nation with a 87.5
percent kill percentage. Despite giving up 18 goals in last three
games to bring the total goals scored to 68, the Huskies are still
well behind the pace of the 2002-03 team that gave up 148 goals
that season, the most by a Connecticut team. The final 16 games of
the regular season are Atlantic Hockey Association games. UConn
finished the season 2-4-0 against non-conference opponents. That is
an improvement over last season when they lost all six of their
non-conference games.
Holy Cross: Freshman forward Everett Sheen's 0.59 goals per game
lead the nation by rookies. Holy Cross is 3-1-3 on its opponent's
home ice so far this season. Holy Cross' 23.9 power play percentage
is ranked third in the nation. The Crusaders are 22-92 on power
play opportunities, including a 3-5 performance at Providence
(10/20), a 3-7 performance at Mercyhurst (10/26), a 3-8 performance
against Army (11/4) and a 3-8 performance against Connecticut
(12/1). After Tuesday's game at AIC, the Crusaders will play six of
their next eight games at home, starting with a two game-series
with Bentley on January 11-12.
Mercyhurst: Michigan Tech snapped Mercyhurst's 3-game winning
streak with 3-2 and 5-1 wins over the weekend. Tech is the first
WCHA team to visit Mercyhurst. Tech, which scored three power play
goals and a shorthanded one in the two games, now leads the
all-time series 3-1. Senior forward Ben Cottreau stretched his
scoring streak to five games with a goal in each game. Cottreau
scored goals in back-to-back games for the first time since October
19 and 20 at Maine. Sophomore Cody Collins' goal in Friday's 3-2
loss was his first of the season. He hadn't lit the lamp since last
March in a 5-4 loss at UConn in the Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals.
Mercyhurst finished 0-8 in non-conference games this season. Army
visits next weekend. Although the Lakers lead the all-time series
14-7-0, Army has won the last three including 6-3 and 2-1 verdicts
at Army last season. Army's last visit to the Ice Center was in
February of 2006. Mercyhurst won the opener 6-2 but Army prevailed
3-2 in the weekend finale, its first-ever win in Erie.
Rochester Institute of Technology: With the sweep of Holy Cross RIT
has won five-out-of six games, including a win over Minnesota last
Saturday and three straight Atlantic Hockey Association victories.
RIT's penalty killing was outstanding this past weekend holding the
nation's second ranked power play to two goals in nine chances
overall and no goals in five chances on Saturday. RIT, who came
into the game averaging 16.1 penalty minutes per game, had just 18
minutes in penalties in two games over the weekend. Sophomore
goaltender Jared DeMichiel picked up his first collegiate win on
Friday. The two wins over Holy Cross was the first sweep of a
weekend series by the Tigers this season. RIT is 4-2 on their
current road trip. Since December 14 the Tigers have road wins over
AIC, Minnesota and two versus Holy Cross. The Tigers wild road
adventure continues this weekend when they travel to Air Force for
a weekend series.
Sacred Heart: The Pioneers spilt a pair of games with Air Force in
Milford, winning the opener Friday before losing Saturday night.
Goaltender Stefan Drew was spectacular in both games, stopping 74
of the 78 shots he faced on the weekend. He made 35 saves Friday
night to earn a victory and then made 39 saves in Saturday's losing
effort. Seniors Alex Parent and Scott Marchesi and junior Eric
Giosa scored the Pioneer goals. Friday's win was the first time
Sacred Heart had ever beaten Air Force in eight previous meetings.
Saturday night marked the first loss on home ice for the Pioneers
this year. SHU had been 4-0-1 in Milford prior to Saturday. The
Pioneers will host AIC in a weekend series Friday and Saturday at
the Milford Ice Pavilion.
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