KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Thanks to some late game heroics from captain Tim Washe, Western Michigan was able to hand No. 8 Colorado College its first loss of the season. The Broncos beat the Tigers 3-2 in overtime. 

Washe scored 3:22 into overtime to secure the win for the Brown and Gold. Tristan Lemyre and Grant Slukynsky tallied third-period goals to send the game to overtime. Cameron Rowe improved to 4-0-0 in net. 

FIRST PERIOD
The Broncos opened the game with the six straight shots, including three from Alex Bump. However, CC would strike first, as a fortuitous bounce in front led to a 1-0 lead. Just over a minute later, the Tigers made it a 2-0 game. 

From there, Western Michigan dominated possession. Iiro Hakkarainen ripped a shot at Colorado College goaltender Kaidan Mbereko, which he kept out of the net. Washe and Samuel Sjolund had great looks on net saved by Mbereko in the back half of the period. 

Down the stretch, Bump, Cole Crusberg-Roseen and Zack Sharp had shots saved, and CC took a 2-0 lead into the intermission. 

SECOND PERIOD
WMU peppered shots at Mbereko in the opening few minutes of the middle frame. Nothing would find the back of the net, however. Just over seven minutes in to the second period, WMU got the first power play of the game. 

Bump had the lone look on net during the man advantage and CC blocked two other shots. After some back-and-forth action, Western Michigan was sent to the box for holding. CC wouldn't get a shot on the man advantage, and the Broncos returned to full strength. 

CC was called for a too many men on the ice penalty with under a second to play in the middle period. WMU carried that power play time into the third period trailing by two goals. 

THIRD PERIOD
Sjolund had a great look on net during the power play, but Mbereko and the Tigers were able to work themselves back to full strength. Still, the Broncos kept firing shots on net, eventually breaking through just under 10 minutes into the third frame. 

Bump flicked a pass to Lemyre who wristed a shot by Mbereko to bring WMU back within one. That tally marked Lemyre's third straight game with a goal. Needing one more goal to tie, Western Michigan continued to apply pressure. 
Sharp and Liam Valente had great looks on net saved by Mbereko as the game moved toward the final five minutes. The Broncos worked the puck around the zone, and Valente threw it on net. It eventually fell to Slukynsky who tapped it home to tie the game with less than four minutes to play in regulation. 

WMU got a few more chances down the stretch, but the game would end up going to overtime. 

OVERTIME
Despite losing the opening faceoff, WMU was able to retain possession pretty quickly. Owen Michaels had a breakaway chance saved by Mbereko not even a minute into the overtime session. 

After Rowe saved a CC shot, Western Michigan broke out and got the puck back to Michaels. He led the odd man rush, firing a pass to Washe who tipped the puck into the back of the net for a 3-2 win. 

UP NEXT
WMU will finish its series with the Tigers tomorrow night at Lawson Arena. Puck drop is set for 6 PM.