Army West Point Athletics
Thursday, January 29
Worcester, Mass.
7 p.m.
Army West Point
10-11-5, 5-10-3
3
at
2
Holy Cross
11-12-2, 9-6-2
1
2
3
OT 1
F
Army West Point
1
0
1
1
3
Holy Cross
0
1
1
0
2
Photo by: Mark Seliger
Hockey Earns 3-2 Overtime Win At Holy Cross
January 29, 2026 | Hockey
WORCESTER, Mass. – Army West Point hockey (10-11-5, 5-10-3 Atlantic Hockey America) took the trip out to Worcester for a Thursday night matchup against the Holy Cross Crusaders (11-12-2, 9-6-2 Atlantic Hockey America).
The Black Knights scored the first and last goals of the game to earn their second overtime win of the season.
JJ Cataldo stood in goal for Army after the team's weather-influenced bye-week, earning 35 saves against the Crusaders' 37 shots on goal.
Holy Cross sent Louden Hogg out to face the Black Knights where he recorded 29 saves against Army's 32 shots on goal.
The two teams matched each other's pace throughout the course of the game, but the Black Knights led the first period with 15 shots on goal to Holy Cross' eight.
Army earned the early lead as Adam Marshall unleashed a one-time shot from the point just six minutes into the game on a feed from Sam Groebner and Nik Hong.
The Black Knights earned a power play opportunity at the end of the period, but Holy Cross' defense closed in to preserve the 1-0 score differential headed into the first intermission.
The home team flipped the script in the second period with 15 shots on goal for Holy Cross to Army's six and the Crusaders' efforts paid off as they tied the game on a quick turnaround four minutes into the second period.
Holy Cross fought for the lead, earning their own late-period power play opportunity with just four minutes left on the clock, but Army showed out to hold the score tied moving into the final frame of regulation.
The Crusaders brought the momentum with them into the second period, forcing three saves from Cataldo within the first three minutes of action.
Holy Cross found their mark for the second time in the fourth minute of play with a power play goal.
Army picked up the pace as the third period continued, hammering shots on goal until Vincent Salice broke through the Crusaders' defense 11 and a half minutes into the game.
Army's defense cleared the puck out of their zone high up the ice into the Crusaders' zone where Salice was in position to fire the puck past Hogg and bring the game tied at two each.
Holy Cross drew a five-minute penalty from Army late in the third period, but the Black Knights' penalty kill held strong and sent the game into overtime.
Coming off their RMU overtime win, the Black Knights soon found their stride in the three-on-three play, putting two shots on goal to Holy Cross' one before Pierce Patterson's defensive efforts set up Brent Keefer and Nik Hong for an opportunity on goal.
Hong carried the puck up the ice, fired it on goal where Hogg deflected it to the waiting stick of Keefer who sent the puck right back to Hong for the finishing effort to claim their second overtime win of the season.
UP NEXT
Army returns for game two against Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. on Friday, January 30th at 7 p.m. ET.
The Black Knights scored the first and last goals of the game to earn their second overtime win of the season.
JJ Cataldo stood in goal for Army after the team's weather-influenced bye-week, earning 35 saves against the Crusaders' 37 shots on goal.
Holy Cross sent Louden Hogg out to face the Black Knights where he recorded 29 saves against Army's 32 shots on goal.
The two teams matched each other's pace throughout the course of the game, but the Black Knights led the first period with 15 shots on goal to Holy Cross' eight.
Army earned the early lead as Adam Marshall unleashed a one-time shot from the point just six minutes into the game on a feed from Sam Groebner and Nik Hong.
The Black Knights earned a power play opportunity at the end of the period, but Holy Cross' defense closed in to preserve the 1-0 score differential headed into the first intermission.
The home team flipped the script in the second period with 15 shots on goal for Holy Cross to Army's six and the Crusaders' efforts paid off as they tied the game on a quick turnaround four minutes into the second period.
Holy Cross fought for the lead, earning their own late-period power play opportunity with just four minutes left on the clock, but Army showed out to hold the score tied moving into the final frame of regulation.
The Crusaders brought the momentum with them into the second period, forcing three saves from Cataldo within the first three minutes of action.
Holy Cross found their mark for the second time in the fourth minute of play with a power play goal.
Army picked up the pace as the third period continued, hammering shots on goal until Vincent Salice broke through the Crusaders' defense 11 and a half minutes into the game.
Army's defense cleared the puck out of their zone high up the ice into the Crusaders' zone where Salice was in position to fire the puck past Hogg and bring the game tied at two each.
Holy Cross drew a five-minute penalty from Army late in the third period, but the Black Knights' penalty kill held strong and sent the game into overtime.
Coming off their RMU overtime win, the Black Knights soon found their stride in the three-on-three play, putting two shots on goal to Holy Cross' one before Pierce Patterson's defensive efforts set up Brent Keefer and Nik Hong for an opportunity on goal.
Hong carried the puck up the ice, fired it on goal where Hogg deflected it to the waiting stick of Keefer who sent the puck right back to Hong for the finishing effort to claim their second overtime win of the season.
UP NEXT
Army returns for game two against Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. on Friday, January 30th at 7 p.m. ET.
Team Stats
AWP
CHC
Shots
32
37
PPG
0
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
5
3
Penalty Mins
21
6
Faceoffs Won
32
27
Game Leaders
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
1
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
0
+/-
2
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
1
Players Mentioned
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