HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville hockey team's 2018-19 season came to an end on Saturday afternoon with a 4-1 loss to No. 4 Minnesota State in the quarterfinal round of the 2019 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Postseason Tournament at the Verizon Center. UAH caps the season at 8-28-2, while MSU improves to 29-7-2 and advances to the semifinals next weekend.
 
Turning Point
- Minnesota State scored the first four goals of the game between the first and second period as the Mavericks won the series in two games with a 4-1 final score on Saturday afternoon.
 
Scoring Breakdown
- The Mavericks were on the board early at 1:44 of the first as Reggie Lutz supplied with power-play goal, and MSU went on to take a 2-0 lead into intermission on a tally by Parker Tuomie at 8:57.
- The hosts struck twice late in the second period for a 4-0 lead through 20 minutes, with Lutz scoring again on the power play at 14:25 followed by a Marc Michaelis marker at 15:36.
- UAH ended MSU's shutout big at 10:16 of the third period when Adam Wilcox sent in a pass by Connor Wood from behind the net, which would bring the game to its 4-1 final score.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Mark Sinclair started in goal again for the Chargers, totaling 27 saves and four goals allowed in the contest.
- UAH registered 19 shots on goal, paced by Hans Gorowsky with three shots on target.
- Madison Dunn, Jack Jeffers, Cam Knight, and Wilcox each rated second on the roster with two shots on goal.
- The Chargers accumulated 14 blocks, led by Kurt Gosselin who got in the way of three Maverick shots.
- UAH went 21-for-52 in the face-off circle.
 
Noteworthy
- Wilcox's goal was his third of the season, giving him 17 points in his career as a Charger on nine goals and eight assists.
- Wood's assist was his first of the season.
- This was UAH's third WCHA postseason run.
- Gosselin ends his collegiate career with 58 points (20g-38a) to rank third amongst defensemen in the program's modern Division I era.