Black Knights Fall to Mercyhurst

Saturday, January 27

West Point, NY

7:05 PM

Army West Point

10-11-5, 7-8-5AHA

Mercyhurst

13-10-4, 10-7-4AHA

Mercyhurst

Army West Point

Black Knights Fall to Mercyhurst

January 27, 2018 | Hockey

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point hockey team suffered a setback to Mercyhurst Saturday night by a score of 6-1.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

The Black Knights fall to 10-11-5 overall and 7-8-5 in Atlantic Hockey.
Zach Evancho was the lone scorer for Army in tonight's game.
It was the sophomore's sixth goal of the season and 19th of his career.
Evancho tallied a point both nights of the two-game series with an assist in last night's tie.
Dalton MacAfee and Brendan Soucie were credited with the assists.
Soucie has tallied a point in five of the last six games for Army.
MacAfee increases his assist total to 15 this season and 26 in his career.
The six goals was the most scored on Army this season.
Jared Dempsey started in net for the Black Knights and made six saves. Cole Bruns relieved him one minute into the second period and made 16 saves.
Prior to the game, the family of Maj. Thomask "TK" Kennedy and Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Mark Milley were part of a ceremonial puck drop after the program dedicated the locker room to "TK" earlier in the day.

HOW IT HAPPENED
PERIOD ONE (HURST 2 – ARMY 1)

Mercyhurst netted back-to-back goals to start the game. It was both sons of head coach Brian Riley – Brendan and Jack.
B. Riley scored 50 seconds into the game from the left dot beating Dempsey high.
Three minutes later, J. Riley netted his second power play goal of the weekend with a shot from the left corner.
With 7:04 on the clock, Army netted a goal to bring the score to 2-1.
MacAfee found Evancho in front who carried the puck around the crease for a wide open shot against Brandon Wildung.

PERIOD TWO (HURST 4 – ARMY 1)

J. Riley continued to add his name to the score sheet in the middle frame, accounting for both of the visiting team's goals in the period.
He scored just over a minute into the period and secured the hat trick at the 18:29 mark.

PERIOD THREE (HURST 6 – ARMY 1)

The Lakers extended their lead at the 15:23 mark when Derek Barach scored on a one-timer from J. Riley.
Tommaso Bucci capped the night with a goal with 2:21 remaining.

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