COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado The Air Force Academy was able to hold off the American international College ice hockey team in a 4-1 setback for the Yellow Jackets in Atlantic Hockey Conference play on Friday, January 3.
FAST FACTS:
SCORE:Air Force 4, AIC 1
RECORDS:AIC falls to 8-10-1 overall and 8-5-1-0 in the AHC; Air Force improves to 6-8-3 on the season with a 6-4-3-3 AHC mark.
LOCATION:Cadet Ice Arena, Colorado Springs, Colorado
STATS:
Air Force:
Marshall Bowery: Two goals
Luke Manning: One goal
Kieran Durgan: One goal
Alex Schilling: Win (6-1-3), 28 saves
AIC:
Jeff Baum: One goal
Chris Dodero: One assist
Joel Kocur: One assist
Zackarias Skog: Loss (8-8-1), 16 saves on 19 shots in 58:07
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Yellow Jackets had the early edge in chances, but the midpoint of the first period came without a goal before Air Force broke the ice; a puck that came into the slot from a corner battle was hammered home by Luke Manning at 12:25.
- AIC bounced back late in the frame, as senior Joel Kocur found junior Chris Dodero with a pass; Dodero fed the point for his classmate Jeff Baum, and the Texas native picked the corner through a screen for his first of the year at 18:29.
- The Falcons regained the edge at 9:32 of the second as Marshall Bowery scored on a wrister off the rush. Then, at 11:50, Bowery tipped back a rebound to give his side a 3-1 edge.
- AIC fought hard in the third, outshooting the Falcons 10-4, but the only tally of the frame came at the very end when Kieran Durgan scored at 19:52 into the empty net to seal the 4-1 final.
NEXT UP:
- AIC and Air Force finish the regular-season series at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, January 4.
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