WEST POINT, New York The American International College ice hockey team fell to Army West Point 2-1 in an Atlantic Hockey Conference contest at Tate Rink on Friday, November 1.

FAST FACTS:
SCORE:Army West Point 2, AIC 1
RECORDS:AIC falls to 1-4-0 overall and 1-1-0-0 in the AHC; Army West Point improves to 4-2-0 overall and 2-2-0-0 in the AHC.
LOCATION:Tate Rink, West Point, New York

STATS:
Army West Point:
Colin Bilek: One goal, one assist
Brett Abdelnour: one goal
Dominic Franco: Two assists
Alex Wilkinson: One assist
Trevin Kozlowski: Win (4-2-0), 17 saves

AIC:
Justin Cole: One goal
Patrik Demel: One assist
Brennan Kapcheck: One assist
Zackarias Skog: Loss (1-4-0), eight saves

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Both teams generated a few chances early, but Trevin Kozlowski and senior Zackarias Skog were able to keep the cages clean through the first media timeout at the midpoint of the frame.
• Army had the best chance of the first frame late, with Michael Wilson breaking into the zone with just over a minute to play, but senior Nicolas Luka was able to catch up and knock the puck off of Wilson's stick before the opposing forward could fire a shot.
• Early in the second, senior Blake Christensen hit junior Chris Dodero on a two-on-one for a chance in the slot, but Kozlowski was able to get a pad on it.
• AIC went on the game's first power play, but it was Army striking, netting a shorthanded goal on a delayed penalty on a finish by Dominic Franco at 2:46.
• The Yellow Jackets nearly tied the game late in the period as senior Hugo Reinhardt banged at a rebound, but Kozlowski was able to keep the puck just in front of the goal line.
• Army doubled its lead right out of the gate in the second, as Brett Abdelnour buried a shot just under the crossbar at 1:07.
• Immediately following a stretch of four-on-four, AIC cut the deficit back to one as senior Patrik Demel put a chance on net and redshirt sophomore Justin Cole was in front to push the rebound in at 4:46. Junior Brennan Kapcheck was also credited with an assist on the tally.
• The Black Knights were given a major power play midway through the third, but the best chance was a pair of shorthanded bids by AIC, with Cole nearly stuffing in the tying goal but Kozlowski finding a way to keep it out ; under half a minute later, Eric Butte had a bid denied by a sliding Skog.
• Neither team hit the cage again as the Black Knights held on to win.

NEXT UP:

• The Yellow Jackets and Black Knights will battle again at the MassMutual Center on Saturday, November 2 at 1:05 p.m.
• The game will feature the banner-raising ceremony to honor the 2019 Atlantic Hockey Champion and West Region Finalist team.

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