Hockey Continues Homestand Versus Air Force

PURPLE EAGLES HOCKEY
GAMES 9-10	Niagara Purple Eagles (1-5-2, 0-4-2 AHA) vs. Air Force Falcons (0-4-0, 0-4-0 AHA)
DATE \| TIME	Sunday, January 3 \| 5:05 PM Monday, January 4 \| 5:05 PM
LOCATION	Dwyer Arena – Niagara University
GAME NOTES	Niagara \| Air Force
SERIES	Niagara Leads 39-33-6
STREAK	Air Force, W2
BROADCAST	FloHockey
AUDIO	Tune-In – Frank Gallo
LIVE STATS	PurpleEagles.com
TWITTER	@NiagaraMHKY
INSTAGRAM	@NiagaraMHKY

The Niagara Purple Eagles continue their four-game homestand against the Air Force Falcons on Sunday and Monday.

Match Notes

The Purple Eagles and Falcons will meet for the first time this season Sunday evening at Dwyer Arena. The game will be the first of two, with the second meeting coming Monday night.
Niagara is 39-33-6 all-time versus Air Force, including a 16-11-5 home record. The Purple Eagles went 1-2-1 in the four games with the Falcons in 2019-20.
Air Force enters the two game set with Niagara 0-4-0 overall and in conference play. The series will be the Falcons first game since December 13, a loss to Robert Morris.
Air Force is led by Thomas Daskas who has recorded three points (1 goal, 2 assists). A total of nine Falcons have recorded a point on the year.
Six current Niagara men's hockey student-athletes have recorded a goal versus Air Force. Eric Cooley and Ludwig Stenlund each have three, while Chris Harpur, Justin Kendall and Brandon Stanley have two apiece. Dylan Mills also has a goal against the Falcons.

Niagara Notes

Niagara continues a stretch where it will play seven games in 13 days, starting on December 29.
The Purple Eagles are winless in their last five games, with their last victory coming against Clarkson on December 9.
Ludwig Stenlund leads the team with seven points (3 goals, 4 assists) while teammate Ryan Naumovski is second on the team in points with six.
Walker Sommer leads the team in goals scored with four, followed by three Purple Eagles with three.
Ludwig Stenlund is tied for 14th in the conference in points, while Sommer is tied for sixth in Atlantic Hockey with his four goals.
Sommer and Jared Brandt are the only Purple Eagles to score in consecutive games this season. Brandt is currently on a four-game point streak after getting credit for an assist in the loss to Robert Morris.
Niagara scored its first power-play goals of the season against RIT on December 22. Jared Brandt and Ludwig Stenlund netted the goals.
19 Purple Eagles have recorded a point through eight games.
Brandt's four points (2 goals, 2 assists) rank him tied for fourth in the conference in defenseman with teammate Croix Evingson (4 assists).

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