Holy Cross Athletics

WORCESTER, Mass. - The Holy Cross men's ice hockey team fell to Army, 3-1, on Sunday night at the Hart Center Rink.

Holy Cross moves to 2-4-0 (0-2-0 AHA), while Army improves to 2-1-0 (2-0-0 AHA).

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Army got on the board first, netting a power play goal 3:33 into the opening period, extending their lead to 2-0 with a 4-on-3 goal in the second period.
• Junior Matt Kursonis got the Crusaders on the board with 11:06 remaining in regulation, sending in a rebound off a shot by senior Connor Welsh.
• Army re-extended their lead to two after finding the empty net with less than a minute to play.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Sophomore Danick Leroux recorded 25 saves in net, including ten in the second period.
• Sophomore Ben Riche led both sides with 13 faceoff wins, finishing with a .765 win percentage at the dot. Holy Cross dominated at the dot, winning 32 of the 48 face-offs in the game.
• With his goal tonight, Kursonis extended his point streak to six games, while junior Owen Kim extended his to five games with his assist on Kursonis' goal.

UP NEXT:

• Holy Cross will play a home-and-home set with Sacred Heart next weekend, taking the ice at the Hart Center Rink on Friday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. before traveling to Martire Family Arena in Fairfield, Conn. on Saturday, Oct. 24. For a 5 p.m. matchup.
• Tickets are available for Friday's game at goholycross.com/mihtix.

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