Hockey: Falcons win shootout, advance to championship
December 30th, 2008
No. 11 U.S. Air Force Academy Falcons and University of Connecticut Huskies skated to a 2-2 overtime tie in the first round of the 16th annual Toyota/UConn Classic Dec. 29 at the Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum in Storrs, Conn. Air Force won the shootout, 2-1, to advance to the championship game on Dec. 30 at 7:15 p.m. EST.
The Falcons will face the Quinnipiac Bobcats, who defeated Merrimack, 4-3 in overtime, earlier.
The game is officially scored as a tie and this was a conference game with each team getting one point in the league standings. Air Force is now 14-2-1 overall and 11-1-1 in the league. UConn is 4-11-1 overall and 3-5-1 in the Atlantic Hockey Association.
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The Falcons will face the Quinnipiac Bobcats, who defeated Merrimack, 4-3 in overtime, earlier.
The game is officially scored as a tie and this was a conference game with each team getting one point in the league standings. Air Force is now 14-2-1 overall and 11-1-1 in the league. UConn is 4-11-1 overall and 3-5-1 in the Atlantic Hockey Association.
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