ROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT sophomore forward Tanner Andrew scored a career-high three points on two goals and an assist in a 3-1 Atlantic Hockey victory over visiting Air Force, Friday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• RIT converted a power-play attempt with 11:50 left in the first period. Senior defenseman Gianfranco Cassaro blasted a one-timer from the top of the right face-off circle through traffic off a feed from Andrew.
• Air Force evened the score four minutes later after creating a 3-on-1 break off a long outlet pass from deep in the Tiger zone. Bennett Norlin took a Ty Pochipinski feed in the slot and beat Tiger sophomore goaltender Tommy Scarfone to the left post with 7:40 on the clock.
• The Tigers retook a 2-1 lead after Wilkie intercepted a clearing attempt behind the Falcon goal. Circling all the way around the right post into the high slot, Wilkie dropped a pass to a wide-open Andrew for a finish inside the left post at 4:47 of the second period.  
• Andrew put the game away at the 9:05 mark of the third period, skating a puck behind the Falcon net and fighting his way around to the right post to jam a puck past Air Force goaltender Maiszon Balboa. 

GAME NOTES

• Andrew logged his first career multi-point game and now has 20 career points on nine goals and 11 assists.
• Cassaro scored his 11th goal of the season, including his fifth power-play tally.
• Wilkie added two assists to increase his team-leading point total to 37 points (13 goals, 24 assists).
• Scarfone totaled 30 saves for his 12th game this season of at least 30 stops while improving to 19-9-1. 

PLAYOFF UPDATE
Already locked into the top-seed for next month's Atlantic Hockey Tournament, RIT will host the eighth seed in a best-of-three quarterfinal series in two weeks (March 3-5). The loser of tomorrow's game between host Niagara and Mercyhurst will finish as the eighth seed.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT hosts Air Force in the regular-season finale on Saturday (Feb. 25) at 5:05 p.m. Eight Tigers will be honored in a pregame Senior Day ceremony.