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KALAMAZOO -
The Western Michigan hockey team surrendered three goals in the third period to
fall, 3-0, to the No. 12/13 Ferris State Bulldogs in front of 2,329 fans at
Lawson Ice Arena on Friday night.
After two
scoreless periods in which WMU goalie Riley Gill made 25 of his game-high 34
saves, Ferris State lit the lamp just 19 seconds in to the third period.
Cody Chupp
broke up a Bronco pass in the FSU zone and flicked the puck out to Blair Riley
in neutral ice. Riley passed it to a charging Casey Haines and Haines skated in
on Gill and beat him glove-side. The game-winner was the fourth of the season
for Haines with Riley earning his sixth assist and Chupp with his 12th.
Ferris State
extended the lead to 2-0 at 10:10 after Blair poked the puck away from a Bronco
forward to create a break-away for himself. The CCHA's leading goal-scorer
would not be denied as the unassisted goal was his 14th on the season.
The Bulldogs
scored its final goal of the game just 1:33 later at the 11:43 mark. Mike
Embach lit the lamp for the third time on the season with assists to Jordie
Johnston and Nate Hennig to seal the game for the Bulldogs.
Western
Michigan went 0-for-6 on the power play, firing off four shots, but were able
to hold the CCHA's best power-play team to 0-for-4 with 10 shots. WMU's defense
also blocked 18 shots on the night with Mike Levendusky and Ian Slater leading the team with three
each.
The Broncos
and Bulldogs battle on Saturday night at 5:05 p.m. in Big Rapids for WMU's
final game of 2009. Bronco fans can hear the game live on Cool 101, 100.9 FM or
on the web at www.wqxc.com.
