Chris Lerch

You can’t make this stuff up We’ve enjoyed the story line of the #rileybowl for four seasons now. On 13 occasions so far, Jack Riley, a redshirt senior forward for Mercyhurst, has faced off against Army West Point, coached by his dad, Brian Riley. Sophomore Brendan Riley also players for the Lakers. This past weekend’s … Read more

Last week: Dan: 4-3-2 Chris: 4-3-2 On the season: Dan: 73-60-21 (.542) Chris: 82-51-21 (.601) This Week’s Picks Friday, January 26 and Saturday, January 27 Robert Morris at American International Chris: RMU’s sweep of AIC back in December was one of the high points in an otherwise forgettable first half of the season for the … Read more

The government shutdown has caused the cancellation of all Air Force athletic events, including tonight’s Sacred Heart at Air Force game. Army West Point, which is currently funded under a different arrangement, is unaffected. The Black Knights play their annual exhibition tonight against Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario. UPDATE: Atlantic Hockey has … Read more

ROCHESTER, NY — Tonight turned out to be 60 minutes of garbage time for Rochester Institute of Technology. The Tigers’ Erik Brown scored both goals to lead RIT to a 2-0 win over first-place Canisius to earn a weekend split with the Golden Griffins. Both of Brown’s goals were from in close range, and that’s … Read more

ERIE, Pa. – The Lakers’ Bryan Sienerth scored with 51 seconds to play to knot the game at 4-4. AIC had leads of 3-1 and 4-3 but had to settle for a single point on the weekend. Meryhurst outshot AIC 39-34 including 18-8 in the third period and overtime. Jānis Jaks had a goal and an assist for … Read more

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Freshman Luke Santerno’s extra-attacker goal with 1:21 left in regulation forced a scoreless overtime. Santerno also scored the Falcons’ second goal of the contest.  Brady Ferguson had a goal and an assist for the Colonials and Alex Tonge chipped in a pair of assists for RMU. Jayson Argue made 27 saves for … Read more

KINGSTON, Ont. – In exhibition play, the Black Knights extended their unbeaten streak against their Canadian counterparts to 11 games.  Michael Wilson had a pair of power play goals for Army West Point, while senior goaltender Cole Bruns recorded the shutout for his fourth career victory against the Royal Military Academy in as many seasons. … Read more

Last week: Dan: 4-7-1 Chris: 6-5-1 On the season: Dan: 69-57-19 (.541) Chris: 78-48-19 (.603) This Week’s Picks Friday, January 19 and Saturday, January 20 Niagara at Holy Cross Chris: This should be a great battle between teams at the top of the standings – Holy Cross is tied with Canisius for first with Niagara … Read more

Three things from the weekend that was in Atlantic Hockey: Good goalies As is often the case, goaltending was the story in most of five series played this weekend. • Air Force’s Billy Christopolous allowed just one goal on 56 shots to lead The Falcons to a sweep of Rochester Institute of Technology. On Friday, … Read more

Last week: Dan: 4-4-3 Chris: 4-4-3 On the season: Dan: 65-50-18 (.556) Chris: 72-43-18 (.609) This Week’s Picks Friday, January 12 and Saturday, January 13 Bentley at Army West Point Chris: It’s that time of the season to start looking at the standings, and Bentley sits in ninth place, four points behind Army West Point, … Read more

Danny Lopez scored all three Crusaders’ goals, one in each period, for his second career hat-trick. His third goal was an empty-net tally with three seconds remaining to seal the win. He now has nine goals on the season. Alex Bates scored Sacred Heart’s lone goal in the second period. Paul Berrafato made 23 saves … Read more

Rookie goaltender Stefano Durante stopped all 26 shots he faced for his first career shutout. The Yellow Jackets scored a goal in each period and outshot the Golden Griffins, 32-26. Durante lowered his goals-against average to 1.90, the best in Atlantic Hockey.

The host Lakers took a 3-1 lead early in the third period on Joseph Duszak’s fourth goal of the season before the Purple Eagles drew to within one with 6:14 left on a tally from Zach Mills. Niagara got a late power play, but was unable to convert. Brian Wilson made 30 saves in the … Read more