Army West Point Athletics
Tuesday, December 15
Springfield, MA
5 PM
Army West Point
1-2-0, 1-2-0
1
at
4
American International
3-0-0, 3-0-0
1
2
3
F
Army West Point
0
0
1
1
AIC
1
2
1
4
Army Falls to AIC, 4-1
December 15, 2020 | Hockey
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Army West Point hockey was defeated by Atlantic Hockey foe AIC 4-1 at MassMutual Center on Tuesday.
AIC was on the attack from the start, jumping out to a 3-0 lead through two periods. Daniel Haider got the Cadets on the board late in the third, but Army could not build on the momentum as the Yellow Jackets closed the game out with an empty net goal in the final minute.
"We had a late push, but we learned tonight that you need to be good for 60 minutes, not just 25." Head Coach Brian Riley said.
The Black Knights showed fight in the third period, as they entered the final frame trailing 43-23 in shot attempts and finished the game with a 49-47 advantage. Army could not break through against Stefano Durante, as the senior stopped 25 of the 26 shots he faced on the night.
The Black Knights now head into the holiday break with a 1-2-0 record, and will return to action when they travel to Bridgeport, Conn., for the front-half of a home-and-home series with Sacred Heart.
HIGHLIGHTS AND NOTES:
First Period
UP NEXT: Army returns to action on Jan. 2 when the Black Knights travel to Bridgeport, Conn., to take on Sacred Heart.
AIC was on the attack from the start, jumping out to a 3-0 lead through two periods. Daniel Haider got the Cadets on the board late in the third, but Army could not build on the momentum as the Yellow Jackets closed the game out with an empty net goal in the final minute.
"We had a late push, but we learned tonight that you need to be good for 60 minutes, not just 25." Head Coach Brian Riley said.
The Black Knights showed fight in the third period, as they entered the final frame trailing 43-23 in shot attempts and finished the game with a 49-47 advantage. Army could not break through against Stefano Durante, as the senior stopped 25 of the 26 shots he faced on the night.
The Black Knights now head into the holiday break with a 1-2-0 record, and will return to action when they travel to Bridgeport, Conn., for the front-half of a home-and-home series with Sacred Heart.
HIGHLIGHTS AND NOTES:
- AIC redshirt freshman Eric Otto made his collegiate debut two years after being diagnosed with Stage IV Hodgkin's lymphoma. He collected his first career point with an assist on AIC's empty net goal in the third period.
- Army sophomore Noah Wilson (1-2-3) has now recorded a point in all three of Army's contests this season.
First Period
- AIC was on the attack early, recording 13 shots in the period and outshooting Army 13-6 in the opening frame.
- The Yellow Jackets jumped out to an early lead when Elijah Barriga netted his first goal of the season.
- Trevin Kozlowski stood strong in net in the period despite the flurry, stopping 12 shots.
- AIC continued to push in the second, nearly doubling the Cadets in shot attempts 43-23 through two periods.
- They stretched the lead to two on a power play goal by Tobias Fladeby.
- Kyle Jeffers scored his first collegiate goal to give AIC a 3-0 lead.
- Army showed some fight in the third, as they outshot AIC 10-3 in the period.
- The Cadets finally broke through with 5:17 remaining in the period when Daniel Haider scored off a rebound for his first of the season. Noah Wilson collected the assist on the play after sending two shots off Durante.
- AIC put the game away when Fladeby found the back of an empty net in the final minute.
UP NEXT: Army returns to action on Jan. 2 when the Black Knights travel to Bridgeport, Conn., to take on Sacred Heart.
Team Stats
AWP
AIC
Shots
26
27
PPG
0
1
SHG
0
1
Penalties
6
6
Penalty Mins
12
12
Faceoffs Won
26
28
Game Leaders
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
1
rw 3
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
0
Players Mentioned
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