Army West Point Athletics
Cadets Fall to #RV Union on Saturday
October 06, 2018 | Hockey
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The Army West Point hockey team fell to #RV Union, 4-1, on Saturday night.
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Dalton MacAfee netted the Black Knights' lone goal of the night on the power play.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES
UP NEXT
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Dalton MacAfee netted the Black Knights' lone goal of the night on the power play.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Taylor Maruya took advantage of a shorthanded opportunity 16 minutes in, but the puck deflected off Jake Kupsky's facemask.
- Union put the first score on the board with 2:23 remaining in the first period.
- Greg Campbell one-timed it from the point for the score.
- The second period featured a flurry of scoring totaling four goals.
- The Dutchmen netted back-to-back scores which were spaced 3:43 minutes apart.
- Army responded though by scoring on the power play.
- Alex Wilkinson worked the puck down to the far corner and Zach Evancho fed it across the ice to MacAfee.
- The senior captain came got the puck near the circle and scored top shelf past Kupsky.
- Union netted its fourth of the game at the end of the second period with 2:38 to go.
ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES
- MacAfee netted his fourth-career power play goal on the night.
- It was the senior's eighth goal in an Army uniform and his 38th collegiate point.
- Evancho tallied his 18th career assist on the night, while Wilkinson posted his 29th.
- Evancho now boasts 39 points in his three years and Wilkinson 38.
- Jared Dempsey made 26 saves in the game for a .867 save percentage.
UP NEXT
- The Black Knights welcome UConn and Merrimack next Friday and Saturday for their opening weekend at Tate Rink.
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Team Stats
ARMY
UNION
Shots
25
30
PPG
1
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
6
5
Penalty Mins
23
10
Faceoffs Won
33
30
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
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