Holy Cross will play its first true home series of the season, welcoming Army West Point to the Hart Center for two games on Nov. 15 and 16 at 7:05 p.m. and 5:05 p.m., respectively.
 
Talking Points
• Last  time out, the Crusaders split with Sacred Heart. On Nov. 7, Alex Peterson led the way with a two-goal performance to lift Holy Cross past Sacred Heart, 2-1. On Nov. 8, the Pioneers took the game, 4-2.
• Neil Robinson scored his second goal of the year to give him a team-leading total of seven points.
• Jake Pappalardo added his first assist as a Crusader on Nov. 7, assisting on Peterson's game-winner.
• Prior to the goal against on Nov. 7, Holy Cross had successfully killed 10 consecutive power plays.
• Radomsky's 35-save performance at Sacred Heart is a new career-high for the rookie netminder.
 
Rookie Impact
• With 11 points so far as a class, the freshmen have accounted for 21% of the Crusaders' scoring through six games. With eight assists as a class, the freshmen account for 25% of the team's helpers and 23% of the team's overall points.
• Alex Peterson tallied a two-goal game to earn him Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Week on Nov. 12. Peterson is the second Crusader rookie to earn the award.
• Matt Radomsky has played six games in goal and owns a 2-2-2 record, including leading the Crusaders to a shootout win against RIT (11/2). Radomsky was also named the league's Rookie of the Month for October.
• With Bobby Young appearing in the Crusaders' lineup on Nov. 2, the entire class has now played their first collegiate game.
 
Crusaders against the League
• With five points, Peterson ranks second among Atlantic Hockey freshman scoring.
• Robinson ranks 10th in Atlantic Hockey, averaging 0.62 assists per game.
• Jean ranks 10th in the league in scoring (0.50 goals per game).
• Ferguson's two power play goals is good for fourth-best in Atlantic Hockey.
• With a .910 save percentage, Matt Radomsky owns the fourth-best save percentage.
 
Scouting Army West Point
• The Black Knights own a 2-3-0 Atlantic Hockey mark, most recently splitting with AIC on Nov. 1 and 2.
• Four Black Knights lead the team's points total with four points. Michael Wilson and Colin Bilek lead with three goals and Dominic Franco has posted four assists.
• In net, Trevin Kozlowski has played seven games and owns a .905 save percentage and 2.25 goals against average.
• Army's penalty kill boasts a 96.8% success rate, allowing just one power play goal in 31 chances.
• On the power play, the Black Knights have a 13.9% conversion rate.
 
CRUSADERS                                                            BLACK KNIGHTS
2.40............................. Goals Per Game................................ 1.71
3.0........................ Goals Allowed Per Game.......................... 2.43
28.5................................ Shots Per Game............................. 29.0
4.9................................ Penalties Per Game............................ 4.9
16.1%................................. Power Play.............................. 13.9%
81.6%                                      Penalty Kill               98.6%
 
All-time against the Black Knights
• The series is even at 36-36-11 with Holy Cross taking the last meeting, winning 5-4 on Feb. 2, 2019.
• In last season's series, Holy Cross took three of four points from the weekend.
• Logan Milliken tallied one goal and Anthony Vincent scored the game-winning goal on Feb. 2.