USAFO, CO – Last night, the Falcons 3-0 lead pulled Air Force ahead to a 5-2 victory. The Colonials are now 10-22-3 overall and 7-16-2 in the Atlantic Hockey conference. Air Force is now 17-17-1 overall in the 2023-24 campaign and are 14-10-1 in AHA action.
 
1^st PERIOD

• In the opening 20 minutes, the Falcons scored two goals to take an early 2-0 advantage.
• Air Force led in shots on goal, 9-6.

 
2^nd PERIOD

• Two minutes into the middle frame, the Falcons added to their lead. Andrew DeCarlo dished an assist out on all three of Air Force's tallies.
• Halfway through the period, Tanner Klimpke put in the Colonials first goal. Off Cade Townend's slap shot from the point, the puck was loose and Klimpke buried in his team leading 12^th goal of the season.
• Later in the period, each side scored a power play goal.
• For RMU, captain Rylee St. Onge tipped in the puck, redirecting in Luke Johnson's slap shot from the right side.
• With under two minutes left, the Falcons while shorthanded scored a breakaway goal to extend their lead to 5-2.

 
3^rd PERIOD

• In the final period, neither time scored.
• RMU fought back offensively and outshot Air Force, 11-8 during the final 20 minutes.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Captain Rylee St. Onge led the team with shots on goal with five. Luke van Why finished with a +1 and leads the team in +/- with a +4 rating. Defensively, graduates Dallas Tulik and Mitch Andres each blocked two shots.
 
MILESTONE REACHED
Last night, graduate defenseman Cade Townend dished out another helper, reaching 50 career points. This season in 33 games, the Carleton Place, Ontario native owns four goals and nine assists, owning the most points among RMU blue liners. Also, graduate defenseman Luke Johnson officially played in his 100^th career game. In last night's contest he dished out one assist on the power play. Across his career, he's produced four goals and 18 assists, totaling 22 points.
 
UP NEXT
RMU will wrap up their regular season tonight at Air Force. The game is scheduled for 7:00 PM ET. The Colonials will play in the 2024 AHA First Round on Saturday, March 2. Opponent and location will be determined after results are finalized across the league tonight.
 
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