BOWLING GREEN, Ohio | The University of Alabama in Huntsville hockey team has secured a berth in the 2019 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Playoffs with a come-from-behind 4-2 win at No. 15 Bowling Green on Friday night at Slater Family Ice Arena in the opening game of a two-game WCHA series. UAH improves to 8-25-2 (8-17-2 WCHA), while BGSU dips to 20-9-5 (15-8-4 WCHA).
 
Turning Point
- After being held scoreless in the first and second period, UAH turned in a total of four goals in the third frame to win the series opener on Friday night by a 4-2 final.
 
Scoring Breakdown
- Following a scoreless period by both sides in the first, Bowling Green took a 1-0 lead at the 5:06 mark of the second period for the first lead.
- UAH evened the score at 3:49 of the third when Madison Dunn slipped in a wraparound goal thanks to an assist by Kurt Gosselin.
- The Chargers took the lead at 5:50 of the third with Jesper Öhrvall's wrister from the right wing, and the squad pushed the lead to 3-1 on Hans Gorowksy's power-play goal at 7:43.
- BGSU cut the UAH lead to 3-2 on Jacob Dalton's goal at 12:00, but the Chargers held on for the win while adding an empty-net goal at 19:56 by Connor Merkley to bring the game to its 4-2 final.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Seven Chargers had at least one point in the win, led by Gosselin with two assists.
- UAH had 18 shots on goal against BGSU, with Gorowsky owning a team-high three shots on goal.
- Cam Knight, Öhrvall and Merkley each had two shots on goal.
- Mark Sinclair improved to 6-16-2 on the season with the win after posting 28 saves in the victory.
- UAH went 1-for-2 on the power play, while limiting BGSU to zero goals in three power-play opportunities.
 
Noteworthy
- UAH has clinched a berth to the WCHA postseason in back-to-back seasons, giving the program three total playoff berths since 2013-14.
- Gorowsky has scored a goal in four straight games, keeping him atop the roster with 19 points on 12 goals and seven assists.
- Gosselin moved to second on the roster with 15 points on four goals and a team-high 11 assists.
 
Next Time Out
- UAH wraps up the 2018-19 regular season on Saturday at 6:07 p.m. CT at Bowling Green.