The RIT men’s hockey team fell to Air Force, 1-0, in overtime on Saturday night at Cadet Ice Arena to close out the regular season.
Goaltender Tommy Scarfone stopped 33-of-34 shots in the loss. Alex Schilling made 22 saves to earn the shutout.
Both teams were unable to convert on their power play opportunities as RIT went 0-for-4 and Air Force finished 0-for-3.
Nate Horn scored the only goal of the game.
RIT clinched the fourth seed for the upcoming Atlantic Hockey Tournament along with a bye to a best-of-three home quarterfinal series vs. fifth-seeded Sacred Heart, March 11-13.
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