Men’s Ice Hockey Bested by Air Force in Back-And-Forth Finale

Saturday, November 8

Fairfield, Conn.

5:00 PM

Sacred Heart

3-5-1, 2-3-1

Air Force

5-4-1, 2-2-0

Team	1	2	3	F
Air Force	0	1	2	3
Sacred Heart	1	0	1	2

Photo by: Emily George

Men’s Ice Hockey Bested by Air Force in Back-And-Forth Finale

11/8/2025 8:27:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Bryant and Wolthers netted their first goals as Pioneers

By: Josh Smith

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – A pair of third-period goals felled the Sacred Heart University men's ice hockey team in a back-and-forth affair against Air Force, as the Falcons took a 3-2 win in the series finale on Saturday evening at the Martire Family Arena.

Leading the way for the Pioneers was Gavin Bryant and Ethan Wolthers with their first goals as Pios. Bryant's goal is the first of his collegiate career.

Records:
SHU: 3-5-1, 2-3-1 AHA
Air Force: 5-4-1, 3-2-0 AHA

How It Happened:
Bryant opened the scoring on Saturday, netting an unassisted goal 11:58 into the first period. A Falcon started the play by trying to dump the puck, but he sent the pass off one of his teammates' skates before it careened to Bryant, who ripped a wrister into the bottom-right corner of the net to make it 1-0.

Unfortunately for the Pioneers, a goal by Air Force with 2:58 left in the second evened the score at 1-1 heading to the third period.

The third started with a bang, as the Pios took a 2-1 advantage 1:44 into the frame. Wolthers netted his first goal as a Pio, curling from the right faceoff circle to fire a shot from the high slot, finding space glove side. The goal was the fifth of Wolthers' collegiate career.

Again, the Falcons were ready with an answer, evening the score at 2-2 2:56 later. The goal was ended up being upheld after a lengthy review.

Following a battle for the next 13:33, the Falcons scored the deciding goal at 17:13. Nolan Cunningham got the puck in the slot from Owen Dubois before sniping the top-left corner for the score.

Notes:

Bryant's goal is the first of his collegiate career.
Bryant tallied his first multi-point game.
Wolthers scored his first goal with the Pioneers.
Marcus Joughin tallied his fourth assist of the season.
Reid Pabich played in his 100th career game tonight.

Up Next:
Sacred Heart is back at home next weekend for a Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) series against Canisius. The first of the two games is slated to start at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 14, at the Martire Family Arena.