CC slips in polls while Air Force moves into top 10

After spending the first two months of the season ranked in the top three, Colorado College dropped Monday in both national polls.

The Tigers, who host Minnesota-Duluth this weekend, are ranked sixth in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll and fifth in the USCHO.com poll.

The Tigers have lost four Friday games in a row, only to rebound on Saturday each time, a pattern they hope to change this weekend.

Air Force, which snapped a 25-game losing streak to CC last Friday, is ranked in the top 10 for the first time in academy history.

The Falcons (13-1) suffered their first loss of the season Saturday to No. 7 Denver and will play host to Rochester Institute of Technology this weekend in their last series before holiday break.

Air Force's Jacques Lamoureux, who hasn't scored since Nov. 1, ranks fourth in the nation in goals per game (0.79). Teammates Greg Flynn and Brent Olson rank second and third, respectively, in assists per game.

Falcons goaltender Andrew Volkening's 1.35 goals against average is the country's second-best.

Depleted D-corps?

CC could be without captain Jake Gannon (finger fracture) this weekend, and freshman defenseman Arthur Bidwill said he recently was diagnosed with mononucleosis.

With those two unavailable, freshman defenseman Ted Behrend could see a lot of ice time. Behrend, who played his first game last Saturday against Colgate, is the youngest player on the roster.

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