BOSTON - Two Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) programs earned sweeps on Saturday.
Robert Morris found better results, and Bentley got off to a hot start in conference play.
RIT capped off its weekend with an offensive surge, outscoring Air Force in two games 12-4, with three of those goals coming from senior forward Tyler Mahan (the most in the AHA this week).
The Tigers topped the Falcons on Saturday at Gene Polisseni Center, 7-3, to earn their third straight victory.
The defending conference postseason champions got off to a hot start, sweeping (RV) Canisius in its first weekend of AHA play. Sophomore goaltender Nicholas Bevilacqua earned his first career shutout after stopping 22 shots on net, helping the home team to a 3-0 victory.
After being outscored by three on Friday, Holy Cross outdid the Black Knights' performance as it won by four goals (5-1) in West Point, N.Y., to split the series. Senior forward Matt DeBoer potted two in the Crusaders' road win.
Junior blueliner Michael Craig helped the Colonials escape a loss when he tied the game 14:17 into the final frame. At the time, Robert Morris had given the Big Ten's Notre Dame two straight goals after it took a 1-0 lead 12:11 into the first period.
Neither team could claim victory in overtime, and it was officially a tie. However, the Colonials won the shootout 1-0 courtesy of junior forward Cameron Garvey.
A day after upsetting No. 14/15 Ohio State of the Big Ten, Sacred Heart was blanked 0-3 in Columbus, Ohio.
After leading 3-1 at one point, Mercyhurst gave up three straight goals to Hockey East's UMass Lowell and fell on its home ice 3-4.
SCORES
HOLY CROSS 5 - ARMY WEST POINT 1
BOX SCORE - RECAP
Army West Point Goals: Jude Brower
Holy Cross Goals: Jack Seymour, Matt DeBoer (2), Matthew Kursonis, Michael Abgrall,
MERCYHURST 3 - UMASS LOWELL 4
BOX SCORE - RECAP
Mercyhurst Goals: Sean James, John Larkin, Alexander Dimitriadis
UMass Lowell Goals: Mirko Buttazzoni (2), Dillan Bentley (2)
RIT 7 - AIR FORCE 3
BOX SCORE - RECAP
RIT Goals: Matthieu Cobetto-Roy, Zach Wigle, Christian Catalano, William Moore, Caleb Elfering, Boris Skalos, Tyler Mahan
Air Force Goals: Chris Hedden, Sam Stitz (2)
SACRED HEART 0 - NO. 14/15 OHIO STATE 3
BOX SCORE - RECAP
Ohio State Goals: Davis Burnside, Naill Crocker, William Smith
BENTLEY 3 - (RV) CANISIUS 0
BOX SCORE - RECAP
Bentley Goals: Kellan Hjartarson, Colton Cameron, Stephen Castagna
ROBERT MORRIS 2 - NOTRE DAME 2 (T, 2-2 OT - RMU SOW, 1-0)
BOX SCORE - RECAP
Robert Morris Goals: George Krotiris, Michael Craig
Notre Dame Goals: Brennan Ali, Sutter Muzzatti
ABOUT ATLANTIC HOCKEY AMERICA
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