Men's Ice Hockey January 11, 2014 WMU

WMU-5 Miami-4 Game Notes

WMU v. Miami Game Notes 1/10/2014:

Pre-Game:

WMU is currently on a two-game winning streak after defeating Michigan and Northern Michigan in the GLI Championship
Lukas Hafner making 33 saves in the GLI Championship game, earning him GLI MVP
The Broncos are 29-24-6 at Lawson Ice Arena against Miami
Miami is 9-7-2, 3-5 NCHC and is ranked 13th in the nation.
Last time WMU defeated a ranked opponent at home was Feb.8, 2013 against no.3 Miami
Justin Kovacs has scored a point in five straight games
This is Mike Cichy's 100th career start
WMU ranks 12th in the country in scoring defense and fourth in the NCHC in scoring

1st Period:

Colton Hargrove with his sixth goal of the season, gives WMU the 1-0 lead
Assisted by Taylor Fleming and Chase Balisy
Miami's Matt Joyaux with his second goal of the season, tieing the game at 1-1
Assisted by Bryon Paulazzo and Justin Greenberg
After the first period, it is tied 1-1
WMU is outshooting Miami 19-5
The Broncos are 6-4-1 when scoring first and 4-2-1 when leading after first period

2nd Period:

Riley Barber of Miami scores a powerplay goal, his 12th goal of the season
Assisted by Justin Greenberg and Matthew Caito
Mike Cichy with his third goal of the season, ties the game up at 2-2
Assisted by Will Kessel and Jordan Oesterle
Sean Kuraly of Miami with his fifth goal of the season, Miami leads 3-2
Assisted by Ben Paulides and Anthony Louis
Frank Lubowski replaced Lukas Hafner in net with seven minutes remaining in the period.
Miami leads WMU 3-2 after two periods
WMU is outshooting the RedHawks 32-17 and 13-12 in the second period
The Broncos are 0-8-1 when trailing after two periods

3rd Period:

Chase Balisy with a shorthanded goal! His third goal of the year. Game is tied 3-3
Assisted by Nolan LaPorte
Josh Pitt with a powerplay goal for his eighth goal of the season. WMU leads 4-3
Assisted by Jordan Oesterle and Dennis Brown
Jordan Oesterle with his second assist of the night
Miami's Sean Kurlay with his second goal of the night, and sixth of the season. Tied 4-4.
Assisted by Alex Wideman and Riley Barber
Nolan LaPorte with a short-handed goal, his sixth goal of the season, WMU leads 5-4
Assisted by Chase Balisy
LaPorte scores short-handed with 8.3 seconds left
WMU wins 5-4
Broncos outshoot the RedHawks 43-26

Post-Game:

Broncos get their first win after trailing in the second period. Previously 0-8-1
WMU is now 3-5-2 when outshooting their opponent
Three Stars: 3.)Sean Kuraly 2.) Chase Balisy 1.) Nolan LaPorte
WMU is now 4-0-0 when scoring at least five goals
The Broncos are now 10-8-3 and 4-5-0 in the NCHC
WMU is on a three-game winning streak
Next game will be tomorrow night at Lawson Ice Arena against Miami, puck drop is at 7:05

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