Army Completes Sweep, Defeats Mercyhurst 4-1

Saturday, February 15

Erie, PA

7:05 PM

Army West Point

17-12-2, 14-9-2AHA

Mercyhurst

5-24-1, 3-20-1AHA

Army

Mercyhurst

Army Completes Sweep, Defeats Mercyhurst 4-1

February 15, 2020 | Hockey

Box Score

ERIE, Pa. – The Army West Point hockey team completed its weekend sweep with a 4-1 win at Mercyhurst on Saturday night.

The Black Knights picked up six points this weekend for Atlantic Hockey rankings as they approach the end of the regular season.

Army is slated third with 47 points behind teams that it will face in the coming weeks.

Dominic Franco finished the weekend with four points thanks to a pair of goals tonight to lead the Cadets.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Black Knights broke out with the first goal of the game tonight with 1:20 remaining in the first period.
Brett Abdelnour scored for the third game in a row for Army with help from Mason Krueger and John Keranen.
The Lakers knotted the score at 11:07 in the second stanza thanks to a power play goal, but Army responded with another goal of its own a minute later.
Brendan Soucie found the back of the net during four-on-four action to re-gain the Cadets' lead. He was assited by Thomas Farrell and Eric Butte.
Franco padded Army's lead in the third with a power play score at the 13:39 minute mark.
The extra man unit of John Zimmerman and Alex Wilkinson aided in the scoring play.
The senior assistant captain didn't stop there though and netted an empty net, shorthanded goal with 1:46 remaining to put the game out of reach.
Cody Fleckenstein and Trevin Kozlowski were credited with the assists on the final goal of the night.

HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

The weekend sweep marked the first time since the Canisius series in November that the Black Knights swept a series on the road.
Franco recorded two points for the second-straight contest.
It was the fourth multi-goal game in his career, while it marked his 22nd multi-point game.
The senior totals ninth goal of the season and 20th point.
Franco inches closer to 100-career points with 44 goals, 51 assists and 95 points.
Kozlowski earned his third consecutive win as the netminder with 17 saves.
The junior also recorded his first-career assist in the contest.
It was the first time a goalie aided in a goal since Nov. 30, 2018 when Jared Dempsey did against Canisius.
Abdelnour recorded a goal for the Black Knights for the third-straight game.
Soucie scored for the second time this weekend to bring his season total to four with six points.
In his career, the senior boasts 34 goals and 62 points.
Berkovitz finished the weekend with four points, while Krueger had three.