Bentley University secured a 3-1 victory over Air Force in an Atlantic Hockey America matchup on Saturday at the Cadet Ice Arena, completing a sweep of the two-game series.
Air Force took an early lead when sophomore defenseman Beau Janzig scored his first career goal at 6:35 in the first period. The play developed after Sam Stitz won a battle behind the net and Will Dawson assisted Janzig in the right circle. In that opening period, Air Force limited Bentley to just two shots, marking their best defensive effort since holding Brown to zero shots in a single period on October 31, 2025.
Bentley responded early in the second period with two goals within 59 seconds. Michael Mesic tied the game with a wrist shot from the left circle during a delayed penalty at 1:50. Shortly after, Jake Black capitalized on a rebound from Mesic’s saved attempt at 2:49 to give Bentley a 2-1 advantage.
In the third period, Air Force pulled its goalie with just over three minutes remaining but was unable to score. Jake Black secured Bentley’s win by scoring an empty-net goal from his own end with 1:31 left.
Head coach Frank Serratore commented on his team’s performance: “Our team showed up tonight,” Serratore said. “We didn’t show up last night, but we showed up tonight and played our game. We put our best foot forward, but we just didn’t get any puck luck tonight. The team that showed up for Air Force tonight needs to show up every night. Their goalie was terrific and they blocked a lot of shots. This was a hard-fought game.”
Air Force outshot Bentley 30-16 over the course of the game, but both teams went scoreless on three power play opportunities each. Dominik Wasik made 13 saves for Air Force while Lukas Swedin stopped 29 shots for Bentley.
Next, Air Force will travel to Worcester, Massachusetts for a two-game league series against Holy Cross scheduled for January 16-17.
