Army West Point Athletics
Friday, December 8
Erie, PA
7:00 PM
Army West Point
at
Mercyhurst University
Hockey Set to Close Out First Half at Mercyhurst
December 06, 2023 | Hockey
WEST POINT, NY -Â Army West Point hockey (3-11-0, 2-7-0 AHA) will travel to Mercyhurst (5-7-3, 3-2-3 AHA) for a two-game series to close out the first half of the season. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. on Friday night in Erie, Pa., with Saturday's matchup slated for 4:00 p.m.
The Black Knights will return to action following nine days off from their last contest, with the series against the Lakers marking the final games until December 29 when Army plays host to UNH.
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Last Time Out
The Black Knights will return to action following nine days off from their last contest, with the series against the Lakers marking the final games until December 29 when Army plays host to UNH.
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Last Time Out
- Army was defeated by a score of 5-1 at AIC last Tuesday night.
- Brent Keefer scored his team-leading seventh goal of the season in the contest.
- Evan Szary made 27 saves in net, marking nine straight appearances with 25+ saves for the junior.
- Joey Baez currently leads the Black Knights with 11 points through six goals and five assists.
- Baez deposited the game-winning goal in two of Army's three wins this season.
- Jake Hewitt was named Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Week on Nov. 27 after scoring in three straight road games for the Black Knights.
- Hewitt has logged six points over his last five games (3G, 3A).
- Brent Keefer ranks second among Atlantic Hockey freshmen with seven goals this season.
- Keefer and Hewitt are the only AHA freshmen duo to each have nine or more points this season.
- Michael Sacco currently ranks ninth in the conference in blocked shots (28) while also ranking seventh in both assists (9) and faceoff wins (134).
- Evan Szary has logged 305 saves this season in goal for Army, ranking seventh in Atlantic Hockey.
- Mercyhurst has collected eight of nine points in its last three Atlantic Hockey contests, most recently defeating Canisius at home by a score of 5-1 last Saturday.
- Owen Say is the reigning AHA Goaltender of the Week after stopping 39 of 40 shots in the win over Canisius. Say has posted a 2.94 GAA and .922 SV% in 12 starts this season.
- Boris Skalos was also named AHA Rookie of the Week after scoring his first career hat trick in the 5-1 win over the Golden Griffins. Skalos leads the Lakers with seven goals and 12 points this season.
- Mercyhurst was picked ninth in the AHA Preseason Coaches Poll, and currently sit sixth with 15 points in eight league games.
- Army is 22-44-7 all-time against Mercyhurst.
- The teams split the series last season, 2-2, with both of Army's wins coming in overtime.
- The Black Knights boast a 7-3 record across the last ten meetings.
- Army is 7-1 in its last eight games in Erie dating back to the 2018-19 campaign.
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