#20 Army Falls to #14 Providence in Opener of Fortress Invitational

Friday, January 3

Las Vegas, NV

5:05 PM PT/8:05 PM ET

Army West Point

13-6-1

#14 Providence

11-5-4

Army

Providence

#20 Army Falls to #14 Providence in Opener of Fortress Invitational

January 03, 2020 | Hockey

Box Score

LAS VEGAS – Despite a late goal, the No. 20 Army West Point hockey team fell to No. 14 Providence in the opening game of the Fortress Invitational.

The Friars took a 3-0 lead before the Black Knights rallied with one of their own with 8:03 remaining in the action.

Thomas Farrell netted his first-career goal in an even-strength opportunity to cut Providence's lead.

Army held the Friars to 15 shots on the night.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Providence was first on the board thanks to a power play score 9:23 into the action.
With 3:39 on the clock, Brett Abdelnour took advantage on a 2-on-1, but dinged his shot off the pipe and the rebound just barely missed the goal line.
The Friars took advantage of the excitement at the other end of the ice and snuck in another 14 seconds after to go ahead 2-0.
Providence netted its third of the night 7:26 into the final period.
The Black Knights rallied back though as Thomas Farrell posted his first-career goal with 8:03 remaining in the game.
Colin Bilek fought the puck off the boards finding Dominic Franco in front. Franco dished it off to a wide open Farrell for the score.
The Black Knights played with an empty net in the final 2:56 of the game, but could not find the back of the net with the 6-on-5 advantage.

HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

The Black Knights dropped their first game to a Hockey East opponent tonight and are 2-1 on the season.
Farrell notched his first score of his Army career and fifth overall point.
He is the third freshman to score this year for the Black Knights and bumps the class' total to seven.
Franco produced his fourth point in two games with his assist tonight.
The senior reached 10 helpers on the year and 49 in his career.
Franco totals 16 points in 2019-20 and 90 overall to lead the senior class.
Bilek was also on the score sheet for the second game in a row. He has posted three points over the last two contests.
The sophomore has tallied eight assists this year and 12 points. In his career, he totals 18-career helpers and 29-career points.
Trevin Kozlowski made 12 saves tonight on Providence's 15 shots.