Men's Hockey falls 5-1 to visiting Army
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT lost a 5-1 decision to visiting Army in Atlantic Hockey America action, Friday
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Army struck 2:06 into the first off a turnover behind the Tiger net that Adam Marshall scored over Tiger first-year goaltender Jakub Krbecek's stick.
- RIT responded just over two minutes later after graduate student forward Nick Cafarelli checked a Black Knight along the leftwing boards in the neutral zone as he attempted to play a puck back into the Tiger end. Senior forward Tanner Andrew intercepted the pass and broke the other way before sliding a pass to a junior forward Simon Isabelle in the right faceoff circle for a finish under Army goaltender JJ Cataldo's stick.
- Army retook the lead at 10:10. Joey Baez knocked down a Tiger pass in the neutral zone and fed the puck to Nik Hong down the right wing. Hong slid a puck to the slot for a finish by an open Brent Keefer under Krbecek's glove.
- The Black Knights made it a 3-1 lead after a shot from the point by Mac Gadowsky deflected through a crowd and off the skate of a RIT player in front of the crease past a screened Krbecek.
- Army scored the lone goal of the second period for a 4-1 lead. Jon Bell flipped a pass from behind the Tiger net to Adam Marshal in front of the right post for a short finish to complete a rush at 14:03.
- The Black Knights closed the night at 11:48 of the third after Hunter McCoy tipped home a shot on the crease behind Krbecek off a cross-ice feed from the right faceoff circle by Bell.
GAME NOTES
- Isabelle tallied his team-leading sixth goal of the season.
- Krbecek finished the night with 31 saves for his sixth game in as many outings with at least 30 saves to start his Tiger career.
- Army out-shot RIT, 36-20.
- The RIT penalty kill finished 4-for-4, including 1:38 of a Black Knight 5-on-3 opportunity in the second period. The Tigers have not allowed a power play goal in 12 total chances over the last three games.
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT hosts Army in a rematch on Saturday (Nov. 16) night at 7:05 p.m.
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