HOUGHTON, Mich. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville hockey team fell in overtime by a score of 2-1 at Michigan Tech in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association series finale on Saturday night at MacInnes Ice Arena. UAH slips to 3-15-0 (3-9-0 WCHA), while MTU rises to 10-7-1 (9-2-1 WCHA).
 
Turning Point
- After Michigan Tech's early third period goal forced overtime, the Huskies took the series finale at the 1:11 mark of the overtime period on a goal by Greyson Reitmeier which gave the hosts a series split.
 
Scoring Breakdown
- The Chargers scored the first goal of the game for the second night in a row as freshman Jack Jeffers redirected a shot by Bauer Neudecker in front of the crease at the 9:39 mark of the first to put UAH ahead 1-0 early.
- Both sides went scoreless in the second period, before the Huskies evened the game at 1-1 on a goal by Tommy Parrottino on the power play at 3:15 of the third.
- Michigan Tech went on to take the WCHA matchup 1:11 into overtime on Reitmeier's tally.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Mark Sinclair had another strong performance in goal for the Chargers, with the sophomore totaling 35 saves in the loss.
- Sinclair had 10 or more saves in two of the three regulation periods, including a game-high 15 stops in the first.
- UAH limited Michigan Tech to one power-play goal in four man-advantages on Saturday.
- The Chargers totaled 15 shots on goal, paced by Hans Gorowsky with three shots on net.
- Cam Knight, Christian Rajic, and Bailey Newton rated second on the roster with two shots on goal each.
 
Noteworthy
- Jeffers extended his team lead in scoring with his team-best fifth goal of the season.
- Neudecker recorded his first career assist.
- Sinclair stopped 74-of-76 Huskies shots this weekend, good for a .973 save percentage in the series.
 
Next Time Out
- UAH is away from competition next weekend, as the squad looks ahead to the TD Bank Catamount Cup in Burlington, Vermont, hosted by Vermont on Dec. 28-29. The Chargers will play host Vermont on Dec. 28, followed by Northeastern on Dec. 29.