Men’s hockey skates to 2-2 tie with Ferris State University

By Katrina Murphy
Sports Editor

The Western Michigan University men’s hockey team finished with a 2-2 tie against the Ferris State University Bulldogs on Friday at Lawson Ice Arena.

After two rounds of a shootout, FSU took a 2-0 lead over the Brown and Gold.

The Bulldogs picked up their first goal of the night at the 4:59 mark in the first period off of a goal by Travis Ouellette who slipped the puck past WMU’s goalie, Jerry Kuhn, for his seventh goal of the season.

Less than a minute later, the Broncos answered back, tying the game 1-1.  Sophomore forward Kyle O’Kane attempted a wrap-around shot, but FSU’s goalie, Pat Nagle, made the save.  Junior Ryan Watson was in the right spot in front of the net to shoot the puck for his first goal of the 2009-10 season.  O’Kane picked up his third assist of the season as well.

Both goalies played a tight game, resulting in a 1-1 tie at the start of intermission.

The Brown and Gold took a 2-1 lead with 4:14 left in the second after redirecting a shot by freshman Matt Tennyson.  Chris Clackson won a faceoff against the Bulldogs, giving the puck back to junior Mike Levendusky.

Levendusky quickly passed the puck off to Tennyson who fired a shot from just beyond the blue line.  Senior Cam Watson was positioned in front of the net to fire the puck past Nagle to pick up his sixth goal of the season.

Western Michigan was unable to hold the lead as Ferris State senior Cody Chupp picked up his eighth career goal to tie the game 2-2.

Neither team was able to pick up a goal during the five minutes of overtime, causing the game to be settled in a shootout.

Both Blair Riley and Chad Billings picked up shots in the shootout, while Nagle stopped both attempts by WMU’s O’Kane and Max Campbell to earn the extra point.

The Brown and Gold will return home Saturday night to host Ferris State at 7:35 p.m. in Lawson Ice Arena.   Before the game, WMU will honor its senior class.

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