Connor Mayer scored twice and Ben Copeland added three assists to lead Colorado College to a 6-2 victory over Air Force Friday night at the Broadmoor World Arena.
 
With the victory, the Tigers (9-16-2) snapped an eight-game winless streak, retained possession of the Pikes Peak Trophy and improved their overall record against the Falcons to 62-13-2.
 
After Chris Wilkie notched his NCHC-leading 19^th goal of the season in the first period, CC pulled away with three goals in the first 2:34 of the middle frame. Nick Halloran found himself behind the Air Force defense and poked the puck past goalie Alex Schilling just 11 seconds into the period for a 2-0 lead.
 
Following coincidental penalties at the 1:09 mark, the Tigers notched a couple of 4-on-4 goals. Alex Berardinelli scored on a breakaway at the 2:13 mark, sparking Air Force coach Frank Serratore to pull Schilling in favor of Zach LaRocque, then Mayer scored 21 seconds later from the slot to make it 4-0.
 
The Falcons (8-16-5) pulled to within two as Marshall Bowery scored a power-play goal at the 8:57 mark, then tallied his second of the game at 16:58 of the middle frame.
 
Colorado College settled down in the third period as Mayer scored his second of the game at the 9:16 mark when his shot from the left point deflected off an Air Force defender past LaRocque. Grant Cruikshank wrapped up the scoring with a power-play goal with 1:36 remaining, giving the Tigers their highest output since a 7-3 victory over St. Lawrence on Dec. 29.
 
What Head Coach Mike Haviland Said
On the start of the second period
"Outstanding. We came out with a purpose and we finished the chances. I was really happy with their focus coming out strong."
 
On not looking ahead to Monday's game
"We want to keep going up and playing the right way down the stretch. You don't want it to come down (to Monday). That game for me is a roll of the dice. They took care of business tonight."
 
On winning the Pikes Peak Trophy
"It's huge. We talked about it all week. We wanted to play the game the right way and we certainly wanted to keep that trophy in our possession."
 
Colorado College Notes
Connor Mayer produced the first two-goal game of his career
Ben Copeland dished out a career-high three assists
Bryan Yoon notched a career-high +5
Chris Wilkie led all players with five shots
Zach Berzolla led the Tigers with four blocked shots
Air Force outshot the Tigers, 29-22
CC was 1-2 on the power play, Air Force was 1-1
 
Up Next
The Tigers and Air Force battle in the Faceoff at Falcon Stadium on Monday, Feb. 17, at 5 p.m.