OMAHA, Neb. -- The Western Michigan hockey team dropped its third straight game at the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Pod, with an 8-2 loss to No. 1 North Dakota on Sunday afternoon.

WMU picked up goals by seniors Paul Washe and Josh Passolt but were outshot 35-18 on the day.

North Dakota scored the first three goals in span of less than two minutes from 6:45 to 8:28 in the first period to build an early lead. The Fighting Hawks added another goal before the period break. UND added three more goals to take a 7-0 lead midway through the second period.

The Broncos broke the shutout at 16:53 on the a five-on-three power play. Ronnie Attard fired a blast on net and Peter Thome made the initial save but the puck bounced into the crease and was poked in by Washe to cut the lead to 7-1.

North Dakota added its eighth goal at 5:39 in the third period. The Broncos were able to put more pressure on the Fighting Hawks late in the game, with Passolt scoring at 17:30. Washe found Passolt in the left circle and he quickly fired the puck past Thome for his first goal of the season and team-best fourth point of the season.

Western Michigan finished the night 1-for-5 on the power play, with UND going 3-for-8.

The Broncos are back in action on Tuesday against Colorado College at 12:35 p.m. The game can be seen live on NCHC.tv and heard live on the Bronco Radio Network.