BIG RAPIDS, Mich. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville hockey team fell to Ferris State on Saturday night by a score of 3-1 at Ewigleben Arena in the final game of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association series. UAH dips to 1-14-3 (1-10-3 WCHA), while FSU improve to 6-9-2 (4-6-2 WCHA).
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Turning Point
- Ferris State's key goal came at 4:06 of the third period off the stick of Marshall Moise as he gave the Bulldogs a 2-0 edge on the way to the 3-1 win over the Chargers on Saturday.
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Scoring Breakdown
- Ferris State went on the board first late in the opening period with a power-play tally by Zach Yoder at the 17:56 mark.
-Â The Bulldogs added to their lead with Moise's tally at 4:06 of the third period.
- UAH cut the deficit to 2-1 at 10:06 of the third period as
Tanner Hickey notched a goal with a slap shot from the blue line, thanks to assists by
Dayne Finnson and
Liam Izyk.
- The hosts went on to score an empty-net goal at 19:58 of the third period by Moise to bring the game to its 3-1 final score.
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Inside the Box Score
- The Chargers totaled 22 shots on goal in the contest, led by
Christian Rajic and
Jack Jeffers with four apiece.
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Connor James rated third on the squad with three shots on goal.
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Mark Sinclair took the loss in goal to drop his season record to 1-10-3, despite accruing 29 saves in the matchup.
- UAH limited Ferris State to one goal in four power-play chances.
- UAH had five blocks on the defensive end, led by
Max Coyle with two.
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Noteworthy
- Sinclair stopped 67-of-71 shots during the weekend series at Ferris State.
- He's allowed only two goals in five of his past six games.
- Hickey leads all UAH blue liners with five points on two goals and three assists.
- Finnson's assist was his first of the season.
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Next Time Out
- UAH is away from competition for the following two weekends before returning to action with a nonconference series at North Dakota on Jan. 3-4.