By Tom Morelli/Ferris State Beat WriterFerris State suffered their first sweep of the season at the hands of Alaska over the weekend, despite outshooting the Nanooks in both contests.
Friday night’s match-up had the Bulldogs ahead by a 2-1 midway through the third period, but a defensive lapse within a four-minute stretch proved to be their downfall.
Alaska’s late-game terror began on the power-play when Ryan Hohl took advantage of a hooking call on Ferris State’s Aaron Lewicki to tie things up at the 9:14 mark. This was the second lamp-lighter for Hohl, who beat goaltender Taylor Nelson in the second period.
The Nanooks took control of the game with 13:26 gone by, when Adam Naglich scored an unassisted marker that turned out to be the game-winner.
Lewicki had put Ferris State on the board in the opening minute of the game with help from linemates Brendan Connolly and Justin Lewandowski.
With 6:56 gone by in the third period, the Bulldogs converted with the man-advantage when Zach Redmond and Justin Menke set-up a Scott Wietcha goal.
Nelson racked-up 18 saves, while Chad Johnson finished with 39.
Alaska put together another clutch performance in the final period the following night, but didn’t have to worry about playing-from-behind this time.
In the opening minute of the third, Justin Brossman took a pass from Derek Klassen and Scott Enders that beat netminder Pat Nagle.
With his team behind by a 1-0 margin, Ferris State head coach Bob Daniels took a gamble by pulling Nagle late in the game, but his gamble proved disastrous as Klassen scored an empty-netter with just 11 seconds left in regulation.
Johnson’s shutout earned him first-star honors, to go along with a 30 save performance and his second win in as many nights.
In his ninth start of the season, Nagle made 25 stops.
With the pair of losses, the Bulldogs drop to 5-6-3 overall and are 4-4-2 in the CCHA. Ferris State looks to improve upon that record when they travel to Marquette for a two-game set against Northern Michigan this Friday and Saturday. The opening face-off for both contests is scheduled for 7:35 pm.
Friday night’s match-up had the Bulldogs ahead by a 2-1 midway through the third period, but a defensive lapse within a four-minute stretch proved to be their downfall.
Alaska’s late-game terror began on the power-play when Ryan Hohl took advantage of a hooking call on Ferris State’s Aaron Lewicki to tie things up at the 9:14 mark. This was the second lamp-lighter for Hohl, who beat goaltender Taylor Nelson in the second period.
The Nanooks took control of the game with 13:26 gone by, when Adam Naglich scored an unassisted marker that turned out to be the game-winner.
Lewicki had put Ferris State on the board in the opening minute of the game with help from linemates Brendan Connolly and Justin Lewandowski.
With 6:56 gone by in the third period, the Bulldogs converted with the man-advantage when Zach Redmond and Justin Menke set-up a Scott Wietcha goal.
Nelson racked-up 18 saves, while Chad Johnson finished with 39.
Alaska put together another clutch performance in the final period the following night, but didn’t have to worry about playing-from-behind this time.
In the opening minute of the third, Justin Brossman took a pass from Derek Klassen and Scott Enders that beat netminder Pat Nagle.
With his team behind by a 1-0 margin, Ferris State head coach Bob Daniels took a gamble by pulling Nagle late in the game, but his gamble proved disastrous as Klassen scored an empty-netter with just 11 seconds left in regulation.
Johnson’s shutout earned him first-star honors, to go along with a 30 save performance and his second win in as many nights.
In his ninth start of the season, Nagle made 25 stops.
With the pair of losses, the Bulldogs drop to 5-6-3 overall and are 4-4-2 in the CCHA. Ferris State looks to improve upon that record when they travel to Marquette for a two-game set against Northern Michigan this Friday and Saturday. The opening face-off for both contests is scheduled for 7:35 pm.
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