SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville hockey team fell 7-2 to No. 18 Lake Superior State on Friday night at Taffy Abel Arena in the first game a two-game Western Collegiate Hockey Association series. UAH slips to 4-19-0 (4-11-0 WCHA), while LSSU improves to 14-6-1 (9-5-1 WCHA).
 
Turning Point
- Lake Superior State outscored UAH 6-1 in the first period on the way to the 7-2 win on Friday to open the two-game set.
 
Scoring Breakdown
- The Lakers jumped out to a 1-0 lead 26 seconds into the contest with a goal by Diego Cuglietta, but UAH negated the tally with Adam Wilcox's second goal of the season at the 2:16 mark.
- LSSU went on to score five goals to close out the first period for a 6-1 lead, as Max Humitz (4:15), Gage Torrel (9:22), Melvin Karlsson (12:03), Jacob Nordqvist (14:32) and Steven Ruggiero (19:55) each had a marker in the opening period.
- After a scoreless second period, UAH registered its second goal of the contest on a rebound strike by Austin Beaulieu on the power play at 9:06 of the third. Kurt Gosselin and Bauer Neudecker notched assists on the tally.
- Humitz brought the game to its final score of 7-2 with a LSSU goal at 14:41 of the third.
 
Inside the Box Score
- UAH totaled 20 shots on goal in the contest, paced by senior Hans Gorowsky with a team-high four shots on goal.
- Five Chargers had two shots on goal on Friday.
- Jake Theut started for the Chargers and took the loss to dip his season record to 2-7-0. Theut had three saves and three goals allowed in the start.
- Mark Sinclair played the final 49:52 of the game in goal in place of Theut, posting 27 saves and four goals allowed.
- The Chargers held the Lakers to zero goals in six power-play chances.
 
Noteworthy
- UAH has not allowed a power play goal in 17 consecutive penalty kills dating back to Dec. 15 at Michigan Tech.
- Beaulieu – the WCHA Forward of the Week – has scored at least one goal in three straight games.
- With an assist on Friday, Neudecker has totaled three goals and four assists in his past eight appearances.
 
Next Time Out
- UAH and Lake Superior State wrap up the two-game series on Saturday at 6:07 p.m. CT.