Early look at Arizona State

Arizona State at No. 19 Air Force

Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m at Cadet Arena

Arizona State update

The Aztecs opened their season with a split of a home series with UMass-Amherst over the weekend, winning Friday’s game, 5-3, and losing on Saturday, 4-2.

Offense

Five player scored goals Friday, including junior forward Louie Rowe, who added three assists, and senior forward Dylan Hollman, who chipped in two helpers. Three defensemen also had goals in UMass series – Joey Raats, Brinson Pasischnuk and Jakob Stridsberg. The Aztecs generated 30 shots in the win but 24 in the loss. Rowe’s five points are tied for fourth in the nation and Hollman’s four are tied for 11th.

Defense

Sophomore goaltender Joey Daccord started both games and emerged with a .885 save percentage and 3.04 goals-against-average. ASU has killed off all nine penalties it has taken so far.

Last season

Take a look back at the Falcons’ games at Arizona State last season – click here for Friday and here for Saturday

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