The Mercyhurst men's ice hockey team is set to host Atlantic Hockey opponent Air Force at the Mercyhurst Ice Center on Feb. 22-23. Puck drops at 7:05 p.m. both nights, with Saturday being Senior Night.
 
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Friday: Fan Appreciation night, come and win prizes.
Saturday: Senior Night: come help us honor Alex Carlson, Jeremy Wu, Tommaso Bucci, Chris Makowski, Joshua Lammon, Jonathan O'Hara, Wes Baker, Taylor Best, Derek Barach and Matthew Whittaker.
 
Last Time Out
Mercyhurst traveled to Army and tied 1-1 on Friday, before falling 4-3 the next night.
 
Joseph Duszak, Joshua Lammon, Tommaso Bucci, Dalton Hunter, Josh McDougall, Steven Ipri, Derek Barach, Taylor Best and Matthew Whittaker had points for Mercyhurst.
 
Between the pipes, Stefano Cantali made 27 saves on Friday. Colin DeAugustine made 41 saves on Saturday.
 
Previous Matchup
The Lakers and Falcons met in USAF Academy, Colo., back in December. Mercyhurst lost 2-0 before winning 4-1 the next night.
 
Jeremy Wu, Chris Makowski, Lammon, Bucci, Duszak, Whittaker and Barach had points for Mercyhurst.
 
Garrett Metcalf made 61 saves in net during the weekend.
 
Kyle Haak, Matt Koch, Evan Feno, Trevor Stone, Evan Giesler, Alex Mehnert recorded points for Air Force.
 
Billy Christopoulous made 47 saves in net for Air Force.
 
All-Time Series
Mercyhurst trails the all-time series 19-15-3, including a 4-6-0 record in the last 10 contests.
 
Scouting Air Force
Air Force is coming into the weekend with a 14-12-4, 12-9-3 record. They are coming off of 3-0 win and 3-0 loss to Canisius.
 
Koch is on top of the Falcon roster with 20 assists and 22 points. Feno is next with 21 points. Haak is leading with 12 goals and has 20 points.
 
Christopoulos has earned a 12-10-4 record, 2.12 goals against average and .920 save percentage. Zack LaRocque has a 2-2-0 record, 3.10 GAA and .857 save percentage.
 
Christopoulos is ranked 14th in the nation with his GAA and ranked 19th with his save percentage.
 
The Lakers are ranked second on the penalty kill going 88.8 percent and ranked 17th in the nation on the power play with 20.3 percent.
 
Laker Lineup
Mercyhurst is coming into the weekend with a 13-15-4, 11-10-3 record.
 
Duszak is leading the Lakers with 15 goals, 16 assists and 41 points. Barach is next with 31 points and Lammon has 23 points.

Cantali has earned a 6-7-2 record, 3.15 GAA and .900 save percentage. Metcalf has a 7-6-0 record with a 3.05 GAA and .906 save percentage and DeAugustine has a 0-2-2 record, 4.27 GAA and .893 save percentage.
 
The Lakers are ranked 42nd in the nation on the power play with 16.2 percent and ranked 47th in the nation on the penalty kill going 77.9 percent.
 
National Standings
Duszak is ranked second in the nation with 1.32 points per game as a defenseman, fifth in the nation with 1.32 points per game, ninth in the nation with 0.84 assists per game and is tied for 26th in the nation with 0.48 goals per game.
 
Hunter is tied for sixth in the nation with 0.88 points per game as a freshman.
 
Ipri is tied for 26th in the nation with 0.67 points per game is a freshman. 
 
Streaking
Duszak is riding a two-game point streak in which he has recorded one goal and one assist.
 
Hobey Baker Award
Duszak and Barach have been nominated for the Hobey Baker Award. Fans can vote now until March 10. Vote HERE.

Playoff Watch
1. AIC (35)
2. Bentley (30)
3. Air Force (27)
    RIT (27)
5. Sacred Heart (26)
6. Mercyhurst (25)
7. Niagara (23)
8. Army (21)
9. Robert Morris (19)
    Holy Cross (19)
11. Canisius (16)
 
The top five teams receive a first-round bye. The bottom six teams play in the first round, as the top three of those teams earn hosting ability. The three winners from the first-round move on to play in the Quarterfinals. The top four teams host the bottom four teams, with the four winners moving onto the Final Four.
 
Next Up
Mercyhurst will play in a home-and-home series with Robert Morris on March 1-2. Puck drops at the MIC on Friday at 7:05 p.m. and in Moon Township, Pa on Saturday at 7:05 p.m.
 
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F Matthew Whittaker and Associate Head Coach Gardner preview senior night and the matchup against Air Force this weekend! #HurstHockey #SeniorNight pic.twitter.com/tMBDtqOIZx

— Mercyhurst Hockey (@HurstMensHockey) February 21, 2019