Black Knights Fall in High-Scoring Battle vs. UConn

Friday, October 12

West Point, NY

7:05 PM

Army West Point

0-2-0, 0-0-0AHA

UConn

1-0-0, 0-0-0HE

UConn

Army

Black Knights Fall in High-Scoring Battle vs. UConn

October 12, 2018 | Hockey

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Despite scoring the first goal of the game, the Army West Point hockey team fell to UConn, 5-2 on Friday night.

The Huskies answered the early goal with four in a row to take the lead. Army tallied its last goal five minutes into the third period, but it wasn't enough to overcome UConn's lead.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Alex Wilkinson the scoring started with his tally 27 seconds into a power play.
Michael Wilson worked the puck up top to Dalton MacAfee at the right circle before the senior captain drifted to the slot setting Wilkinson up for the one-timer.
The Huskies scored less than a minute later to tie the game at 1-1. UConn went on to net four goals in a row to put the game out of reach for Army.
The Cadets rallied back with a goal four minutes into the third frame, also on the power play.
It was Wilkinson's second score of the night, with assists coming from Zach Evancho and MacAfee.
UConn netted the final goal of the game with 11:34 remaining.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Wilkinson recorded both of the Cadets' goals on the night.
The pair of scores were each on the power play.
Wilkinson now has six-career power play goals.
It was the junior's second multi-goal game in his career and ninth multi-point game.
MacAfee posted assists on both goals tonight.
It marked the senior captain's fifth-career multi-assist game.
Evancho contributed his second assist of the season on tonight's second goal, while Wilson notched his first point of the year on the helper for goal one.
Jared Dempsey had 16 saves in the first two periods of play.
Goaltender Trevin Kozlowski made his collegiate debut in the third period, turning away 10 shots.
The Black Knights and Huskies are now tied in the all-time series at 30-30-8.