Friday, February 11 and Saturday, February 12<\/strong><\/p>\nNiagara at Air Force – Air Force won the earlier meeting, 7-4 at Niagara. The former CHA members have met 42 times before with Niagara holding a 27-12-3 edge, but Niagara has only one win in its last 12 games at the Academy. I’m expecting two high-scoring, back-and-forth games. Niagara 5, Air Force 4; Air Force 5, Niagara 4.<\/p>\n
Bentley vs. American International – The teams tied back on Jan 11. AIC hosts on Friday with the action moving to Bentley on Saturday. I’m looking to Bentley to come up big. Bentley 3, AIC 1; Bentley 5, AIC 3.<\/p>\n
Army at Holy Cross – Holy Cross can virtually lock up a bye with a sweep, while Army can put itself in solid contention if it can muster four points. I think both teams will have to settle for two. Army 3, Holy Cross 1; Holy Cross 4, Army 2.<\/p>\n
Mercyhurst vs. Robert Morris – The Lakers are the only team to beat RMU at the Island Sports Center but I don’t think they’ll do it again. But I do think Mercyhurst wins the next night at home. RMU 4, Mercyhurst 3; Mercyhurst 3, RMU 2.<\/p>\n
Friday, February 11 and Sunday, February 13<\/strong><\/p>\nCanisius vs. RIT – RIT has won the last six meetings between the teams but I think a split is in order with the home team(s) winning. RIT 4, Canisius 2; Canisius 3, RIT 2.<\/p>\n
Connecticut vs. Sacred Heart – I think Sacred Heart wins on Friday at home but UConn prevails on Sunday in an outdoor game played at Rentschler Field.<\/p>\n
Guest Analyst<\/h4>\n
This week’s guest is Gary Bowles, who played for Mercyhurst from 1987-1991, the Lakers first seasons as a varsity program. Here are his picks, short and sweet:<\/p>\n
“Friday night I like Air Force over Niagara, AIC over Bentley, Army over Holy Cross, RIT over Canisius, Sacred Heart over Connecticut and my alma mater Mercyhurst over Robert Morris.<\/p>\n
“Saturday night I like Air Force over Niagara, Bentley over AIC, Holy Cross over army and once again Mercyhurst over Robert Morris.<\/p>\n
“Sunday I like RIT over Canisius and Connecticut over Sacred Heart.”<\/p>\n
Check back Monday and see how Gary and I did.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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