Army West Point Athletics
Sunday, October 18
Worcester, Mass.
4 p.m.
Army West Point
2-1-0, 2-0-0
3
at
1
Holy Cross
2-4-0, 0-2-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army West Point | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Holy Cross | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hockey Wins 3-1 in Sunday Matinée to Sweep Holy Cross
October 18, 2026 | Hockey
WORCESTER, Mass. – Army West Point hockey secured their first sweep of the 2026-27 season in a 3-1 victory at Holy Cross (2-4-0, 0-2-0 AHA) at Hart Center Rink on Sunday evening. Army (2-1-0, 2-0-0) earned their first conference opening sweep since 2017-18 season and the first of the Crusaders since Feb. 17-18, 2022, in Worcester, Mass. Additionally, freshman Noah Mertz scored his first collegiate goal and it was the eventual game-winning and series sweeping goal for the Black Knights.
Notables
The Black Knights will make the trip to nearby Hamden, Conn., to take on No. 7/8 Quinnipiac on Friday evening.
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Follow Army Hockey on X @ArmyWP_Hockey and on Instagram @armywp_hockey Fans can also like Army West Point Athletics on Facebook and learn more about hockey and other programs at goarmywestpoint.com
Army West Point Athletic Association, Inc. (AWPAA)
AWPAA is an IRS code 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation established to execute the United States Military Academy's intercollegiate athletics program. AWPAA is led by a board of directors that provides guidance to the director of athletics, who serves as the primary advisor to the USMA Superintendent and the USMA leadership on all NCAA operations. The AWPAA mission is to recruit, educate, train and inspire leaders of character who are committed to the Army values through an extraordinary Division I athletic experience.
Notables
- The Black Knight record their first road sweep of the Crusaders since Feb. 17-18, 2022, and the first victory over a team receiving votes since Feb. 6, 2026 2vs. RIT in a 6-2 victory.
- Army earned their first road weekend series sweep since Jan. 24-25 at Robert Morri.
- Freshman Noah Mertz scored his first collegiate goal.
- Senior Barron Woodring recorded a powerplay goal as part of a unit that went 5/10 on the weekend.
- Junior Ben Ivey recorded an assist on both Black Knight powerplay goals.
- Junior JJ Cataldo recorded a .944 save percentage in the victory with 17 saves.
- Goals: Multiple Tied (Barron Woodring, Noah Mertz, Billy Batten), 1
- Assists: Ben Ivey, 2
- Points: Two Tied (Noah Mertz, Ben Ivey), 2
- Blocks: Two Tied (Easton Zueger, Liam Chapman), 2
- Shots: Adam Marshall, 5
- +/-: Multiple Tied (Jack Ivey, Cam Charron, Nik Hong, Billy Batten), 1
- Saves: JJ Cataldo, 17
- Faceoffs: Barron Woodring, 7
- The Black Knights capitalized early going to the powerplay 2:40 into the game and senior Barron Woodring continued to his successful weekend scoring a goal to make it 1-0. Junior Nils Forselius carried the puck and dropped it to freshman Noah Mertz at the blueline. Mertz passed it across the slot to the backside to junior Ben Ivey. B. Ivey passed it across the crease to Woodring who tapped it into the empty net.
- Neither team found the back of the net for the remaining minutes of the first period with junior JJ Cataldo coming up with six first period saves.
- At 5:33 into the second frame, B. Ivey and a Holy Cross Crusader both went to the box for incidental minor penalties creating a four-on-four situation. 23 seconds later a Crusader went to the box for hooking giving the Black Knights a four on three powerplay. Mertz was able to cash in with the goal for his second point of the game and first collegiate goal. Mertz at the top of the blueline passed it across to B. Ivey who passed it quickly back. Mertz went across to the other side to Forselius. Forselius seeing the defender's shift quickly passed it right back at the top of the slot to Mertz who fired a one-timer that beat a screened Holy Cross goalkeeper.
- Army carried a 2-0 lead going into the final frame but 8:54 into the third period Holy Cross was able to cut the lead to 2-1. Neither team was able to find the back for the net until sophomore Billy Batten put in the empty net goal at 19:01 to secure a 3-1 victory for the Black Knights.
The Black Knights will make the trip to nearby Hamden, Conn., to take on No. 7/8 Quinnipiac on Friday evening.
Follow the Black Knights
Follow Army Hockey on X @ArmyWP_Hockey and on Instagram @armywp_hockey Fans can also like Army West Point Athletics on Facebook and learn more about hockey and other programs at goarmywestpoint.com
Army West Point Athletic Association, Inc. (AWPAA)
AWPAA is an IRS code 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation established to execute the United States Military Academy's intercollegiate athletics program. AWPAA is led by a board of directors that provides guidance to the director of athletics, who serves as the primary advisor to the USMA Superintendent and the USMA leadership on all NCAA operations. The AWPAA mission is to recruit, educate, train and inspire leaders of character who are committed to the Army values through an extraordinary Division I athletic experience.
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/ HockeyTeam Stats
AWP
CHC
Shots
28
18
PPG
2
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
4
6
Penalty Mins
8
20
Faceoffs Won
16
32
Game Leaders
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
1
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
2
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
-1
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
0
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