WEST POINT, N.Y. — Marshall Bowery scored the game winner at 4:29 of the third period to lift the Falcons to a 1-0 series lead.
After Michael Wilson gave the Black Knights a 2-1 lead midway through the second period, the Falcons got two quick> goals from Jordan Himley and Kyle Haak just 3:08 apart two minutes later to give Air Force a 3-2 advantage.
Bowery then scored the eventual winner for a 2-goal lead, but Army’s Brendan Soucie made it 4-3 before Air Force’s Erik Baskin iced the victory with an empty net goal.