The Air Force hockey team blew a 2-0 lead Sunday and remained winless after a 3-2 loss to Robert Morris in Pittsburgh.
The Falcons got on the scoreboard first as sophomore defenseman Mike Walsh scored his first career goal at 6:09 of the first period. Walsh took a rebound of Jacques Lamoureux’s shot, scooted around a defenseman and shot the puck into the top of the net. Freshman George Michalke also scored his first career goal, at the 18:28 mark, and he also converted a rebound of a Lamoureux shot.
Robert Morris’ Chris Kushneriuk scored a goal at the 2:30 mark of the second period to tie the game 2-2, and Nathan Longpre netted the game-winner at 2:21 of the third period after picking up a puck that had hopped over the stick of an Air Force defenseman and firing a shot past Falcons goalie Jason Torf. The Falcons (0-3, 0-1 Atlantic Hockey) outshot Robert Morris (4-0, 3-0) 38-33, but were 0-for-4 on the power play, while Robert Morris went 1-for-3 with the man advantage. Torf had a career high with 30 saves.
“We are plenty good enough to lose games close all year,” AFA head coach Frank Serratore said. “It was a hard-fought game in the third period, and I thought the most determined was going to win this one. “
Mines men’s soccer sets team scoring record.
The Colorado Mines men’s soccer team set three new single-game team records in a 10-0 win over Adams State in Golden.
The 10 goals bettered the previous record of nine, and it was the largest margin of victory in Oredigger history. Mines had nine assists, breaking the previous record of six set in 2001.
The Orediggers, ranked No. 1 in Division II, got three goals from Tesho Akindele and two from Baski Baker. Mines goalkeeper Ben Thomson made the save on the only shot the Mines defense allowed on goal.
Colo. Springs triathlete tops in Mexico event.
Matt Chrabot of Colorado Springs won the Puerto Vallarta PATCO Triathlon Pan American Championships in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, finishing the 1.5K swim, 40K bike, 10K run course in 1 hour, 54 minutes, 48 seconds. Amanda Hahn of Boulder finished 15th in the women’s race.
