SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville hockey team made history on Friday night with the program's first-ever scoreless tie in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association series opener against Lake Superior State at Taffy Abel Arena. UAH moves to 2-21-6 (2-17-6 WCHA), while LSSU is now 9-20-4 (7-12-4).
 
Turning Point
- Both sides went scoreless through the initial three periods and the ensuing overtime period to bring the game to the official 0-0 final, but LSSU grabbed the extra WCHA point in shootouts after a scoreless 3-on-3 overtime.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Mark Sinclair notched the shutout in goal in the tie, after making a total of 44 saves in the contest.
- Sinclair made 15 or more saves in two of the first three periods, including a game-high 17 stops in the opening frame.
- UAH limited LSSU to zero goals in one power-play chance, as Chargers received just one penalty in 65 minutes of regulation.
- The Chargers accrued 25 shots on goal, led by Bauer Neudecker with a team-high six shots on target.
- Ben Allen, Austin Beaulieu, Connor James and Connor Merkley were tied for second on the roster with three shots on goal apiece.
 
Noteworthy
- This was the Chargers first-ever scoreless tie, after playing 1102 games in the program's 40-plus year history.
- Sinclair's shutout was the third of his career, while his 44 saves are the most by a UAH netminder in a shutout.
 
Next Time Out
- UAH and LSSU wrap up the two-game series over the border in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, inside GFL Memorial Gardens on Saturday at 6:07 p.m. CT.