Venue:6,600 feet above sea level.Temp at faceoff 44F Noon CT.
Video link:
http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/videos/live.html
Live StatsClick Here
This will be a very tough game for the Spiders.They have to come out early out of the gate and not rely upon Chemotti halftime adjustments as has been the case against lesser competition.The SoCon regular season championship and 1st seed in SoCon tourney is up for grabs among AF,Furman and UR.
No one on the UR LAX team has ever gotten a W v AF.
02/05 @ Duke W 11-10
02/11 @ Denver L 6-14
02/18 @ Marist L 4-10
02/25 vs Canisius W 15-10
02/26 vs Cleveland State W 16-2
03/04 @ Boston University L 6-8
03/11 vs Detroit Mercy W 13-8
03/18 @ Mercer W 14-6
03/25 vs Jacksonville W 10-9
03/28 @ Marquette L 6-7
04/01 vs Bellarmine W 20-2
04/08 @ Furman L 7-8
04/15 @ VMI W 14-4
# Player Pos Yr Hometown Goals Assists
12 Chris Walsch A Jr Finksburg, MD 28 13
4 Nick Hruby A Jr Coppell, TX 27 10
5 Grant Gould M Jr Upper Arlington, OH 17 4
3 Jack Flynn M So Sterling, VA 9 5
26 Matthew Schwartz A Fr Mahtomedi, MN 7 6
35 Cameron Carter A So Baltimore, MD 5 8
28 Marcus Ward M Sr Columbus, OH 10 1
36 Andrew Tien A Jr San Diego, CA 8 3
8 Austin Smith M Sr Golden, CO 7 4
# Goalie Yr Hometown Saves GA %save
22 Paxton Boyer Fr Highlands Ranch, CO 51 67 43%
10 Mitch Rose Sr Garnet Valley, PA 21 21 50%
46 Fitzhugh Lee So Lutherville-Timonium, MD 7 6 54%
AF v Furman highlights:
A QUICK LOOK AT AIR FORCE: Air Force has the best scoring offense (10.92) in the SoCon and the second-best winning percentage (0.615), man-up offense (0.359), scoring margin (3.38), scoring defense (7.54), clearing percentage (0.897) and face-off winning percentage (0.574) in the conference. The Falcon scoring-defense is ranked fourth in the nation. Air Force has outscored all opponents this season, 142-98, while taking 514 shots to all opponents’ 305.
OFFENSE: Air Force’s top-three scorers, Walsch, Nick Hruby and Grant Gould, combine for 79 goals and 28 assists this season. Walsch leads the conference in goals per game (2.46), while Hruby is second in the conference (2.23) in the same category. Walsch, a native of Finksburg, Maryland, has started in all 46 career games; registering at least a goal in 41-of-46 games played. The three-year starting attacker notched his 100th goal in a season-high five-goal performance against Bellarmine. In the same game, he tied Teddy Hatfield of Richmond for the conference’s most individual points in a single-game (8). He is second in the conference in points per game (3.54). He leads the team in goals (32), assists (14) and points (46) this season. Walsch also leads the team in career G-A-P (104-61-165), career hat tricks (19), career game-winners (7) and is third on the team in career ground balls (66). The Tewaaraton watch list player has led Air Force in goals and points every year since joining in the 2014-15 season.
At face-off, Harper has taken the reins with a .621 win-percentage; the highest face-off winning percentage in the conference and seventh best in the nation. Harper was credited as the conference Defense Player of the Week, Feb. 28, for his part in a landslide win over Cleveland State where he registered a .762 face-off win-percentage on the game. He played a major role in Air Force climbing out of a four-point first-half deficit against Jacksonville by winning nine-of-eleven (.820) second-half face-offs. He went seven-for-seven in first period face-offs against Furman, finishing the game winning 14-of-19 face-offs (.737). Most recently, Harper registered a 0.875 face-off win-percentage as he dominated the face-off X against VMI, winning 14-of-16 face-off attempts.
DEFENSE: Air Force’s defense combines for 82 caused turnovers; Brandon Jones leads the pack with 16 to his credit. The Upper Arlington, Ohio, native anchors an Air Force defense that averages 7.53 goals allowed per game, which is good for fourth in the country. Jones also ranks third in the SoCon in ground balls per game (4.77) and sixth in caused turnovers per game (1.23). Nicholas Accardi and Joe Matarazzo account for 21 caused turnovers; 12 and nine, respectively. In the last three games, Air Force held Bellarmine, Furman and VMI to only 14 goals (4.67 GAA per game).
Video link:
http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/videos/live.html
Live StatsClick Here
This will be a very tough game for the Spiders.They have to come out early out of the gate and not rely upon Chemotti halftime adjustments as has been the case against lesser competition.The SoCon regular season championship and 1st seed in SoCon tourney is up for grabs among AF,Furman and UR.
No one on the UR LAX team has ever gotten a W v AF.
02/05 @ Duke W 11-10
02/11 @ Denver L 6-14
02/18 @ Marist L 4-10
02/25 vs Canisius W 15-10
02/26 vs Cleveland State W 16-2
03/04 @ Boston University L 6-8
03/11 vs Detroit Mercy W 13-8
03/18 @ Mercer W 14-6
03/25 vs Jacksonville W 10-9
03/28 @ Marquette L 6-7
04/01 vs Bellarmine W 20-2
04/08 @ Furman L 7-8
04/15 @ VMI W 14-4
# Player Pos Yr Hometown Goals Assists
12 Chris Walsch A Jr Finksburg, MD 28 13
4 Nick Hruby A Jr Coppell, TX 27 10
5 Grant Gould M Jr Upper Arlington, OH 17 4
3 Jack Flynn M So Sterling, VA 9 5
26 Matthew Schwartz A Fr Mahtomedi, MN 7 6
35 Cameron Carter A So Baltimore, MD 5 8
28 Marcus Ward M Sr Columbus, OH 10 1
36 Andrew Tien A Jr San Diego, CA 8 3
8 Austin Smith M Sr Golden, CO 7 4
# Goalie Yr Hometown Saves GA %save
22 Paxton Boyer Fr Highlands Ranch, CO 51 67 43%
10 Mitch Rose Sr Garnet Valley, PA 21 21 50%
46 Fitzhugh Lee So Lutherville-Timonium, MD 7 6 54%
AF v Furman highlights:
A QUICK LOOK AT AIR FORCE: Air Force has the best scoring offense (10.92) in the SoCon and the second-best winning percentage (0.615), man-up offense (0.359), scoring margin (3.38), scoring defense (7.54), clearing percentage (0.897) and face-off winning percentage (0.574) in the conference. The Falcon scoring-defense is ranked fourth in the nation. Air Force has outscored all opponents this season, 142-98, while taking 514 shots to all opponents’ 305.
OFFENSE: Air Force’s top-three scorers, Walsch, Nick Hruby and Grant Gould, combine for 79 goals and 28 assists this season. Walsch leads the conference in goals per game (2.46), while Hruby is second in the conference (2.23) in the same category. Walsch, a native of Finksburg, Maryland, has started in all 46 career games; registering at least a goal in 41-of-46 games played. The three-year starting attacker notched his 100th goal in a season-high five-goal performance against Bellarmine. In the same game, he tied Teddy Hatfield of Richmond for the conference’s most individual points in a single-game (8). He is second in the conference in points per game (3.54). He leads the team in goals (32), assists (14) and points (46) this season. Walsch also leads the team in career G-A-P (104-61-165), career hat tricks (19), career game-winners (7) and is third on the team in career ground balls (66). The Tewaaraton watch list player has led Air Force in goals and points every year since joining in the 2014-15 season.
At face-off, Harper has taken the reins with a .621 win-percentage; the highest face-off winning percentage in the conference and seventh best in the nation. Harper was credited as the conference Defense Player of the Week, Feb. 28, for his part in a landslide win over Cleveland State where he registered a .762 face-off win-percentage on the game. He played a major role in Air Force climbing out of a four-point first-half deficit against Jacksonville by winning nine-of-eleven (.820) second-half face-offs. He went seven-for-seven in first period face-offs against Furman, finishing the game winning 14-of-19 face-offs (.737). Most recently, Harper registered a 0.875 face-off win-percentage as he dominated the face-off X against VMI, winning 14-of-16 face-off attempts.
DEFENSE: Air Force’s defense combines for 82 caused turnovers; Brandon Jones leads the pack with 16 to his credit. The Upper Arlington, Ohio, native anchors an Air Force defense that averages 7.53 goals allowed per game, which is good for fourth in the country. Jones also ranks third in the SoCon in ground balls per game (4.77) and sixth in caused turnovers per game (1.23). Nicholas Accardi and Joe Matarazzo account for 21 caused turnovers; 12 and nine, respectively. In the last three games, Air Force held Bellarmine, Furman and VMI to only 14 goals (4.67 GAA per game).
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