WEST POINT, NY - Down two goals after the first period, the Army hockey team scored five unanswered to earn a 5-2 win over Sacred Heart to sweep the weekend series from the Pioneers. Army (4-6-4, 3-5-4 AHA) got goals from five different skaters and C.J. Reuschlein led the way with a three-point night on a goal and two assists. Trevor Fidler and Ryan Nick added two points each on a goal and an assist. Parker Gahagen stopped 26 shots, including 12 when the Pioneers put on the pressure in the final period. Click here to watch the video.
Sacred Heart (5-9-2, 4-7-1 AHA) saw goals by Justin Danforth and Coltyn Hansen. Nathan Perry equaled Gahagen's numbers with 26 stops with 14 coming in the first period. After going down 2-0, head coach Brian Riley said his team didn't panic. "I told the team we still had 40 minutes left," Riley stated. "We had been in this situation before and have been able to battle back, so our guys felt good and once we got that first goal, you could see that there was a spark and the guys took over from there." Read More