March 9, 2025 - Holy Cross, Sacred Heart, and Army secured their spots in the semifinals with Game 3 wins on Sunday evening. The final four teams remaining in the 2025 AHA Men's Postseason Tournament are No. 1 Holy Cross, No. 2 Sacred Heart, No. 3 Bentley, and No. 5 Army. See below for a full recap of tonight's Game 3's.

FINAL SCORES/RECAPS

AIC 3
Holy Cross 4
(OT)
(Holy Cross wins series, 2-1)
Box Score

• It was a back-and-forth game from start to finish, as Holy Cross and AIC traded goals in regulation to force the game to overtime. Michael Abgrall was the hero, as he potted the game-winning goal less than a minute into the overtime frame on assists from Liam McLinskey and William Elias.
• With AIC trailing 3-2, Brett Bamber tied the game with less than a minute to go in regulation on assists from Dario Beljo and Noah Serdachny.
• John Lundy (1g, 1a) and Noah Serdachny (2a) collected multiple points for AIC, while Liam McLinskey (1g, 1a) and Mack Oliphant (2a) registered a multi-point game for Holy Cross.
• Holy Cross out-shot AIC 34-23. Thomas Gale made 20 saves for the Crusaders, while Chase Clark made 30 saves for the Yellow Jackets.

Air Force 1
Sacred Heart 4
(Sacred Heart wins series, 2-1)
Box Score

• The game was scoreless until SHU's John Jaworski potted a goal at 18:22 of the 2nd period. Jake Bongo would stretch the SHU lead to two with a goal at 4:09 of the 3rd period, which proved to be the game-winner.
• Reid Pabich and Cole Galata added goals at 15:18 and 16:35 of the 3rd period to give the Pios a 4-0 cushion.
• Clayton Cosentino was the lone goal-scorer for the Falcons, with Austin Schwartz and Chris Hedden picking up assist on the play.
• Jaworski (1g, 1a) and Pabich (1g, 1a) paced the Pios with two points apiece.
• SHU goaltender Ajeet Gundarah made 29 saves on 30 shots (.967 save percentage) to lead the Pios to the semifinals. Gundarah made 113 saves on 118 shots over the weekend, which was good for a .958 save percentage. 

Army 4
Niagara 3
(OT)
(Army wins series, 2-1)
Box Score

• Niagara's Spencer Young opened the scoring at 11:25 of the 1st period. After two Army goals from Nik Hong and Ben Ivey in the 2nd period, NU's Jay Ahearn tied the game 2-2 at 2:50 of the 3rd. 
• Army's Easton Zueger gave the Black Knights a 3-2 lead at 8:04 of the 3rd, but Niagara's Shane Ott tied the game with the extra attacker at 17:54.
• Barron Woodring sent Army to the semifinals with his tip-in goal at 2:45 of the overtime frame on a shot from Ben Ivey. Ivey led the Black Knights with a three-point night on a goal and two assists. Mac Gadowsky (2a) also collected multiple points for Brian Riley's squad, including the other helper on Woodring's game-winner.
• Army's JJ Cataldo made 34 saves on 37 shots (.919 save percentage) to earn the win between the pipes. Pierce Charleson made 38 saves on 42 shots (.905 save percentage) for the Purple Eagles. Charleson's 1,122 saves on the season currently lead all of college hockey.

NEXT UP
AHA Semifinals (Best-of-Three)
March 14-16
No. 5 Army at No. 1 Holy Cross
No. 3 Bentley at No. 2 Sacred Heart

About Atlantic Hockey America
Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) embarks on its first season in 2024-25 after the merger between the Atlantic Hockey Association and College Hockey America. The conference fields 11 men’s teams (American International College, Bentley University, Canisius University, The College of Holy Cross, Mercyhurst University, Niagara University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Robert Morris University, Sacred Heart University, the United States Air Force Academy, and the United States Military Academy), and six women’s teams (Lindenwood University, Mercyhurst University, Penn State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Robert Morris University, and Syracuse University). In 2025-26, Delaware University will join the women’s league. For more information, visit atlantichockeyamerica.com.