HIGHLIGHTS | PHOTO GALLERY | POSTGAME REACTION

HUNTSVILLE | Backed by the program's first hat trick since 2008 by Kurt Gosselin, The University of Alabama in Huntsville hockey team opened the weekend series against Ferris State with a 5-3 victory at the Von Braun Center on Saturday night. UAH improves to 5-10-2 (5-6-2 WCHA), while FSU dips to 5-9-1 (4-5-1 WCHA).
 
Turning Point
- After Gosselin sent in the game-tying and hat trick-sealing goal at 3:39 of the third, fellow sophomore Hans Gorowsky netted the game-winning marker at 5:22 of the final frame en route to the 5-3 victory in the opener.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Ferris State played from in front early into the game on Saturday night, as Andrew Mayer notched a shorthanded marker at 3:36 of the first for the 1-0 lead.
- Later on in the first, Gosselin tied the game at 1-1 at 8:03 with his first of the game – assisted by Gorowsky and Max McHugh – followed by his second of the period and the Chargers go-ahead goal at 9:57 for the 2-1 advantage.
- Following the first intermission, the score remained in favor of UAH until Trevor Recktenwald tied the game at 2-2 at 10:16 prior to the Bulldogs taking a 3-2 lead at 19:16 of the middle period by Jason Tackett on the power play.
- With Ferris State clinging to a 3-2 lead, Gosselin was able to find the back of the net for the third time of the game at 3:39 to tie the game at 3-3 with assists coming from Cam Knight and McHugh.
- After Gorowsky notched the game-winner, UAH was able to extend the lead to 5-3 over Ferris State with an empty-net goal by Knight at 19:48 of the third period to bring the game to its final score.
- Jordan Uhelski improves to 3-3-2 in goal after totaling 29 saves and three goals allowed.
- The Chargers amassed 33 shots on goal in the win, paced by Gorowsky's six shots on net.
- Both Knight and Brandon Parker tied for the team-high in blocks with three apiece.
 
Noteworthy
- Gosselin's hat trick was the first by a Charger since Cale Tanaka netted a trio of goals on Feb. 1, 2008, and it's the first hat trick by a UAH defenseman since Shane Stewart on Jan. 2, 1999.
- Gosselin is the first defenseman with a hat trick in a game in NCAA Division I this season.
- The Brighton, Michigan, native has now scored a point in seven straight games, and has six goals and four assists for 10 points in that stretch dating back to Nov. 4 at Alaska Anchorage.
- McHugh's three-assist night was the first of his career, and was the third time this season he's had two or more assists.
- Knight has now registered back-to-back games with two assists, and his three points on one goal and two assists tonight are a career-best. He currently has 10 points on three goals and seven assists in his past eight games.
- This was the Chargers first win at home in the 2016-17 season, and was the third consecutive win over Ferris State after opening the season with a sweep at FSU on Oct. 1-2.
 
Next Time Out
- The Chargers and Bulldogs will wrap up the weekend WCHA series on Sunday at 3:07 p.m. at the Von Braun Center.