Air Force hockey team sweeps Army Published Jan. 19, 2005 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFPN) -- The Air Force Academy hockey team swept a two-game series with the Army, defeating them 5-2 on Jan. 14 and 2-1 on Jan. 15. The Falcons now have won three straight over the Black Knights, dating back to a 3-0 win last season at West Point, N.Y. Air Force improved to 11-9-2 overall while Army fell to 3-12-2.In the first match, Air Force took the play to Army in the first period and continued its pressure the entire game. The Falcons out-shot the Army skaters, 46-15, in the game. They were 2-for-6 on the power play while Army was 0-for-4. Falcon netminder Peter Foster made 13 saves and came within seven minutes of a shutout. Goalie Treye Kettwick made 41 saves for the Black Knights. Dating back to last season, Foster has shutout Army for 144 consecutive minutes. Foster shutout Army last season, 3-0, in the final game of the series at West Point. In the second match, Matt Charbonneau scored the game-winner with 1:13 remaining in the third period to lift Air Force to a 2-1 win over Army. This low-scoring, hard-checking game was much more typical of an Air Force-Army match than was the first match in the series.Each team scored a power-play goal as Army was 1-for-4 and Air Force was 1-for-7. Air Force outshot Army, 23-16, in the game. Army was called for 11 penalties for 33 minutes while Air Force was called for eight for 27 minutes. Most of the penalties came after the final whistle sounded as several scuffles broke out on the ice. Army goalie Brad Roberts made 21 saves for the Black Knights while netminder Peter Foster made just 15 for the Falcons.Air Force is on the road and back in College Hockey America play as the Falcons travel to Lewiston, N.Y. for a two-game series against Niagara University on Jan. 21 and 22.