Matt Fairchild - Air Force (Senior, Forward, Ashburn, Va.) -
Two goals to lead Air Force to three points in the series at Holy
Cross...Scored the game-winning goal in the third period on Friday
in the 1-0 win...On Saturday, his goal in the third period tied the
game at 1-1 on the power play as Air Force and Holy Cross skated to
a 2-2 overtime tie...Led the team with seven shots on goal.
Adam Pleskach - American International (Freshman, Forward,
Beausejour, Manitoba) - Tallied a goal and an assist in the Yellow
Jackets 2-0 shutout over Army on Saturday night. Pleskach buried,
what would prove to be the game-winning goal, shorthanded in the
first period. The goal was the team’s third shorty of the
season and his team leading seventh overall. He then assisted on
AIC’s power-play goal in the second period.
Joe Calvi - Bentley (Junior, Goaltender, New Lenox, Ill.) - Calvi
made a career-high 44 saves in Bentley’s 6-3 win over Sacred
Heart last Friday night. The win was his third of the season and he
is now unbeaten in his last four starts (3-0-1). Calvi’s
goals against average is now 2.77 on the season and his save
percentage is .911.
Herbie Kent - Bentley (Sophomore, Forward, Amesbury, Mass.) - Kent
had four assists on the weekend, including a career-high three in
last Friday night’s win over Sacred Heart. Two of his assists
in that game came on the power play. He also had the primary assist
on Bentley’s lone goal in Saturday’s game.
Marc Menzione - Bentley (Senior, Forward, Darien, Ill.) - Menzione
had two goals, one on the power play, the other shorthanded, in the
Falcons’ 6-3 win over Sacred Heart last Friday night. His
power play goal in the second period gave Bentley a 3-1 lead, then
his second goal gave his team a two-goal, 5-3 lead 8:35 into the
third period. Menzione has a team leading six goals and nine points
on the season.
Dave Kostuch - Canisius (Sophomore, Forward, Richmond Hill,
Ontario) - Kostuch scored two goals during the weekend, helping the
Griffs earn three points against the Huskies. With the Griffs
trailing 3-2 in the opener, Kostuch scored his fourth goal of the
season just 57 seconds after Connecticut took the lead. He then
netted the only goal in the Griffs’ 1-0 victory on Sunday,
scoring with 15:56 left in the game.
Dan Morrison - Canisius (Sophomore, Goaltender, London, Ontario) -
Morrison posted his second shutout of the season on Sunday, both
coming in tight 1-0 victories. In the win over Connecticut,
Morrison stopped all 19 shots he faced, including seven while a man
down. In Saturday’s tie, the sophomore recorded 20 saves,
including 13 in the third and overtime periods, to help preserve
the draw.
Sean Ambrosie - Connecticut (Freshman, Forward, Moorhead, Minn.) -
Ambrosie recorded two points on the weekend for the second-straight
weekend. Both points came on assists. The first assist for Ambrosie
was on Jason Krispel’s game tying goal to tie the score at
two-apiece. He got his second assist on the eventual game-tying
goal at the very end of the third period on Brendan Olinyk’s
goal that forced an overtime period and helped the Huskies on their
three game undefeated streak. Ambrosie brought the offense this
weekend taking six shots including a game high five in
Sunday’s match.
Jason Krispel - Connecticut (Junior, Forward, Cypress, Calif.) -
Krispel recorded two points on the weekend, both coming in game one
of the two-game series with Canisius. Krispel scored the first
game-tying goal for the Huskies in the beginning of the third
period that knotted the game at two-all. On the next goal, Krispel
helped the Huskies to the go ahead power play goal at 11:50 in the
third, before Canisius tied the game up. The goal was the first of
the season for Krispel and the assist was his third of the year. He
recorded five shots on the weekend for a .200 shot percentage.
Thomas Tysowsky - Holy Cross (Freshman, Goaltender, Amherst, N.Y.)
- Tysowsky was outstanding as he only allowed three goals in two
games versus Air Force. He stopped 49 of 52 shots for a .942 save
percentage and posted a 1.46 goals against average. On Friday, he
made 29 saves and allowed one goal as Holy Cross lost 1-0, while on
Saturday he made 20 saves and allowed two goals as the two teams
tied 2-2. For the season, he is 3-4-2 as he has made nine straight
starts. Tysowsky has a 2.31 goals against average and .913 save
percentage.
Adam Hartley - RIT (Freshman, Forward, West Vancouver, British
Columbia) - Hartley scored the game-winning goal with 12:26 left in
the third period, breaking a 2-2 tie and lifting the Tigers to a
3-2 win over Mercyhurst on Saturday. Hartley redirected Alan
Mazur’s shot from the point in for his second goal of the
season, and first on the power-play. He has two goals and two
assists this season.
Jared DeMichiel - RIT (Senior, Goaltender, Avon, Conn.) -
DeMichiel continued his remarkable play, stopping 49-of-52 shots to
help the Tigers Mercyhurst, 2-1 and 3-2. On Friday, DeMichiel made
26 saves, including 12 in the third period and was named the
game’s second star in the 2-1 win. On Saturdau, he stopped 23
shots in a 3-2 win. DeMichiel is 6-5-0 with a 2.31 goals against
average and .913 save percentage this season. He has a 1.90 goals
against average and .928 save percentage in conference play.
DeMichiel has allowed just seven goals and has a .952 save
percentage over the last six games, all RIT wins.
Olivier St. Onge - Sacred Heart (Junior, Goaltender, Wickham,
Quebec) - Made 29 saves in only start of the weekend, Saturday
night’s 1-1 draw with Bentley…Stopped a Falcons break
away in the last two minutes of the third period to send the game
into overtime… Entered Friday night’s game in relief
making nine saves on 11 shots…Now posts a 2.23 goals against
average in Atlantic Hockey play.
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Air Force: AFA is 3-0-2 in the last five and 5-1-2 in AHA
play...Air Force killed all 10 HC power plays in the series and has
now killed 22 straight opponent power plays...AFA only scored three
goals in the series, one even strength, one power play and one
short-handed...Matt Fairchild scored two of the three goals,
including the game winner on Friday...Jeff Hajner had an assist on
Saturday, his 100th career point...Andrew Volkening recorded his
13th career shutout on Friday and extended his consecutive shutout
streak to 183 consecutive minutes, the second most of his
career...The 13 career shutouts are a school record...Air Force
scored all three goals in the series in the third period...AFA is
4-1-1 when scoring the first goal and 1-4-1 when allowing the first
goal...AFA continues its four-game road swing with a two-game
series at UConn...AFA and UConn have played 15 times and the
Falcons hold an 11-3-1 lead in the series...AFA is 2-2-1 all-time
at UConn...The teams have played six times as AHA opponents and AFA
holds a 3-2-1 lead in the series...Last season, AFA took three
points at UConn with a 2-2 overtime tie and a 4-3 win in
Storrs.
American International: The Yellow Jackets went 1-1-0 this weekend
in their home-and-home with Army, losing the first game 2-1, and
tallying a 2-0 shutout in the finale. AIC remains perfect at home
yet to allow a goal at the Olympia Ice Center. AIC’s record
moved to 2-6-2 overall and to 2-4-1 in the AHA. In Friday’s
loss, after a scoreless first period, senior forward Josh Froese
put AIC on top 1-0 when he netted a short-handed goal, 2:19 into
the second period. Junior forward Greg Vatrano and sophomore
defensemen Rob Blanchette dished out the assists on the goal. The
lead lasted until the 14th-minute, when junior Cody Omilusik found
the back of the net on the power-play, tying the score at 1-1.
Sophomores Mike Hull and Marcel Alvarez handed out the assists. In
the third period, Hull buried what would prove to be the
game-winning goal with just over four-minutes remaining in the
game. Omilusik and senior Owen Meyer dished out the assists on the
goal. Junior netminder Dan Ramirez stopped 30 shots in a solid
outing for AIC. In Saturday’s shutout, the Yellow Jackets got
on the board first when freshman Adam Pleskach netted the teams
third short-handed goal of the season, his team leading seventh
overall, 3:05 into the opening period of play with assists from
sophomore forward Nielsson Arcibal and freshman goaltender Ben
Meisner. Junior Tom Mele extended the Yellow Jacket lead to 2-0
when he buried a power-play goal at 2:51 of the second period.
Pleskach and freshman Richard Leitner dished out the assists on the
goal. Meisner stopped 35 shots to claim his second shutout in four
starts this season. Next up, AIC plays host to Canisius for two
games beginning of Friday at 7:05 pm. at the Olympia Ice
Center.
Army: The Black Knights moved to 2-7-2 overall and 1-4-1 in
conference play with a split of a home-and-home series with
American International … Army won Friday’s opener 2-1
at Tate Rink while AIC posted a 2-0 win Saturday in Springfield,
Mass. … Cody Omilusik and Mike Hull both had multiple point
games during Friday’s win ... Omilusik scored on the power
play and then assisted on Hull’s game-winner as Army fought
back from a 1-0 deficit … Marcel Alvarez and Owen Meyer also
collected assists … It marked Omilusik’s third
multiple point game this season and 13th of his career … It
was Hull’s third career multiple point game and first of the
season … Saturday was the first time Army has been shut out
this season … The last time Army failed to score a goal was
at Mercyhurst on March 14 in the quarterfinal round of the playoffs
… Army is now 8-55 on the power play and has scored three
short-handed goals … Omilusik continues to lead the team in
scoring with team highs in goals (six), assists (six) and points
(12) … Alvarez, Meyer and Eric Sefchik all have five assists
while Hull and Bryant Skarda each have three goals … Army
will play a pair of games at Bentley this weekend. Games in
Waltham, Mass., are set for 7:05 both Friday and Saturday.
Bentley: Bentley took three points out of its home weekend series
with Sacred Heart. The Falcons scored a season-high six goals in
Friday’s 6-3 win, then the two teams settled for a 1-1 tie in
the series finale on Saturday night. In Friday’s game,
Bentley’s power play erupted for four goals, two by senior
Brendan Harrison and one each by senior Marc Menzione and sophomore
Aaron Stonacek for his first of the season. Menzione also scored
Bentley’s first shorthanded goal of the year in the third
period which gave the Falcons a 5-3 lead after Sacred Heart had
rallied from 4-1 down. Sophomore Herbie Kent had a career-high
three assists, while senior Bobby Preece and freshman Dan Koudys
had two assists. Junior goalie Joe Calvi continued his strong play
in this game. He made a career-high 44 saves and picked up his
third win of the season. Calvi is unbeaten in his last four starts
(3-0-1). In Saturday’s game, both teams could only muster one
goal as the game ended in a tie. Freshman Joe Campanelli scored for
Bentley in the second period for his second goal of the season. The
Falcons will host Army this weekend, marking the Black
Knights’ first visit to Ryan Skating Arena since the 2007-08
season.
Canisius: Canisius took 3-of-4 points against Connecticut during a
weekend home series, tying the Huskies in the opener, 4-4, before
taking the finale, 1-0. Canisius is now 4-3-1 in Atlantic Hockey
play and jumped to third place in the league standings. Canisius is
now unbeaten in its last four games (3-0-1), its longest streak
since the 2007-08 season when the Griffs went without a loss in
five-consecutive games (2-0-3). Sophomore Dan Morrison anchored the
Griffs’ defense during the weekend. He posted his third
career shutout and second of the season in the finale, leading
Canisius to a 1-0 victory. It was the second time that the
sophomore has helped lead Canisius to a 1-0 win this season. He
also stopped 48 shots in a 1-0 victory over Ferris State.
Morrison’s other shutout during his career was also against
Connecticut last season. The one total goal matched the
program’s record for fewest scored in a game. Canisius, who
has never skated to a 0-0 draw, has played in seven 1-0 games.
Sophomore Dave Kostuch scored the lone goal for the Griffs on
Sunday, netting his fifth goal of the season against the Huskies.
Kostuch, who also scored on Saturday, has scored all five of his
goals in the last five games after going scoreless in his first
five games of the season. Senior Josh Heidinger posted the primary
assist on Kostuch’s game-winning goal. Heidinger has now
totaled 99 career points and 70 career assists. He is one point shy
of becoming in the fourth Griff in the program’s Division I
history to reach the 100-point plateau. He is also just one assist
shy of matching the program’s career record for assists.
David Deeves registered 71 assists from 1998 to 2002. First period
play once again remained important for the Griffs during the
weekend. Canisius is now 0-6-1 when trailing after the first period
and a perfect 5-0-0 when leading or tied heading into the first
intermission. Canisius returns to the ice next weekend, playing at
AIC. Last season, the Griffs won all four meetings with the Yellow
Jackets. The season sweep marked the first time that Canisius
defeated a team four times in a season since 1998 campaign.
Connecticut: The Huskies came away from the past weekend with an
0-1-1 record eking out a 4-4 tie with Canisius in the final minutes
on Saturday and falling to the Griffs 1-0 on Sunday. Nine different
Huskies recorded points in Saturday afternoon’s game, with
junior Jason Krispel (Cypress, Calif.) and freshman Sean Ambrosie
(Moorhead, Minn.) each tallied two points in the game. For the
second game in a row, Ambrosie recorded a multi-point game, both of
the double assist variety. With their points on Saturday, freshman
defender Alex Gerke (Tomah, Wisc.) and junior assistant captain
Andrew Olson (Alexandria, Minn.) recorded a point in three-straight
games and five out of the last six games. On Sunday, neither team
was able to score until the third period when the Griffs put the
only goal of the game on the board at 4:04 in the third period to
finish with a 1-0 victory. The Huskies are back in action next
weekend when they take on 2008 AHA co-champion Air Force at home in
their final home series of the fall season. The two teams will meet
Friday, November 20 and Saturday, November 21 at 7:05 p.m.
Holy Cross: On Saturday against Air Force, freshman Brandon Nunn
scored his first collegiate goal. Freshman goalie Thomas Tysowsky
allowed three goals in two games versus Air Force. He stopped 49 of
52 shots for a .942 save percentage and posted a 1.46 goals against
average. For the season, he is 3-4-2 as he has made nine straight
starts. Tysowsky has a 2.31 goals against average and .913 save
percentage. The Crusaders return to action Friday-Saturday, Nov.
20-21, when they travel to Erie, Pa. to take on Mercyhurst. The
Crusaders are 3-3-0 on the road so far this season. Junior Jordan
Cyr leads the team with five goals and 11 points, while he is
second with six assists. The Crusaders are 0-2-2 at home so far
this season. Last season Holy Cross went 7-8-2 at the HartCenter.
Holy Cross has a 294-185-30 (.607) all-time record at the
HartCenter since it started playing there in 1975-1976. Freshman
Rob Linsmayer has posted five assists over the last four games. He
leads the team with seven assists and he is third with seven
points. Junior Everett Sheen is second on the team with eight
points, while he is tied for second with four goals. Holy Cross
will host the 2010 NCAA Men’s Hockey Division I Northeast
Regional. The dates are Saturday and Sunday, March 27-28 at the
DCUCenter in Worcester. The semifinals will be at 1:30 p.m. and
5:00 p.m. on March. 27, while the finals will be at 5:30 p.m. on
March 28. All three games will be on ESPNU. Holy Cross held the
event for the first time two years ago.
Mercyhurst: The Mercyhurst College men’s hockey team saw its
losing streak hit four games this past weekend as RIT swept the
Lakers in a two-game series at the Mercyhurst Ice Center…The
Tigers defeated the Lakers by the scores of 2-1 and 3-2, extending
Mercyhurst’s streak of one-goal setbacks to three games while
pushing their unbeaten streak over the Lakers in Erie to six games
(5-0-1)…Senior Cody Collins led the Lakers with a goal in
each game, marking the first time since last February (2/27-28/09;
Canisius) that he scored in both games of a series…Junior
Ryan Zapolski suffered both losses with 24 saves in Friday’s
game and a season-high 40 stops on Saturday…Mercyhurst now
trails RIT 13-25-4 in the all-time series dating back to
1988…The Lakers stay home this weekend as Holy Cross pays a
visit to the Mercyhurst Ice Center on Friday, Nov. 20 at 7:05 p.m.
and Saturday, Nov. 21 at 4:05 p.m….Mercyhurst split a
two-game set against the Crusaders last season, winning the first
game by a score of 4-3 in overtime for its first win of the season.
Holy Cross came back the next night to prevail by the same score in
overtime…The Lakers lead the all-time series 19-10-4.
Rochester Institute of Technology: RIT has now won six straight
games, after sweeping Mercyhurst, 2-1 and 3-2 last weekend at
Mercyhurst Ice Center. The two wins were RIT’s first on the
road this season. RIT has a six-game unbeaten streak (5-0-1) at the
Mercyhurst Ice Center dating back to Feb. 5, 2006. The six-game
winning streak is the second longest by RIT at the Division I
level. Last season, RIT won 11 straight games. On Friday,
defenseman Alan Mazur scored two power-play goals to propel RIT to
the 2-1 win over Mercyhurst. Mazur is tied for second among all
skaters nationally with five power-play goals. Senior defenseman
Dan Ringwald recorded his 100th career point on Mazur’s
second goal. He became the second Tiger at the Division I level
(Simon Lambert) to reach that milestone. Mazur and Ringwald are 1-2
in the nation in goals by a defenseman (Mazur, 6, Ringwald, 5). On
Saturday, freshman Adam Hartley scored to break a 2-2 tie with
12:26 left in regulation and lift RIT to a 3-2 win. Freshman
defenseman Chris Saracino scored his first collegiate goal and
added an assist. Junior forward Andrew Favot had a hand on all five
RIT goals over the weekend, with a goal and four assists. He is now
riding a nine-game point-scoring streak, with four goals and 13
assists during that time. He is first in scoring in AHA play, and
tied for second nationally. Goaltender Jared DeMichiel stopped
49-of-52 shots on the weekend. DeMichiel has allowed just seven
goals in his last six games, lowering his goals against average to
2.31 this season. During that span, DeMichiel has a 1.19 goals
against average and .952 save percentage. The seven goals allowed
in the last six games are the fewest allowed by RIT over a six-game
span since moving to Division I and fewest overall since the
2001-02 season. RIT has outscored its foes 27-7 during the six-game
winning streak. RIT defensemen have 18 of the team’s 38 goals
this season. Favot and Ringwald are tied for the conference lead in
scoring. RIT leads the AHA in goals per game and goals allowed per
game in conference play. The Tigers have won six straight games at
home dating back to last season. The Tigers have scored 21 goals in
four home games this season (5.25 per game). RIT returns home to
play a pair of games against Sacred Heart. Friday’s game
begins at 7:05 p.m., while Saturday’s is a special 4:05 p.m.
start. Sacred Heart snapped RIT’s 11-game winning streak at
last season, also at Ritter Arena. RIT leads the all-time series
between the two schools, 5-3-1. Sacred Heart went 2-1-1 against RIT
last season.
Sacred Heart: The Pioneers earned one point in a weekend series in
Watertown, MA against Bentley…Sacred Heart’s 1-1 draw
Saturday night keeps them unbeaten on Saturday’s with a 2-0-2
record…The Pioneers have not yet won a series opening game
in 2009-10…Patrick Knowlton scored SHU’s first goal
Friday night to extend his goal scoring streak to three straight
games, that string was broken the following night’s 1-1
tie…Nick Johnson scored his seventh goal of the season
Saturday night to tie him for the league lead, Johnson ranks second
on the AHA power play goal list with four this season… Dave
Jarman chipped in a pair of assists over the weekend to bring his
point total to 12, tied for second in Atlantic Hockey…The
Pioneers rank second in the conference and tied for 13th in the
nation scoring 3.44 goals per game, one-hundredth of a point behind
RIT…Sacred Heart travels to Rochester next weekend for a two
game set with the Tigers.
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