Bulldogs get their first win of the season
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. – The No. 11-ranked Michigan Tech hockey team fell 2-1 at Ferris State on Saturday at Ewigleben Ice Arena. The Huskies scored first but surrendered a pair of goals in the first period and then couldn’t find the equalizer over the final two periods.
“We didn’t start well enough, but I liked our last 27 minutes of the game,” Tech coach Bill Muckalt said. “We lost the special teams’ game, and pucks weren’t going in for us. We have to learn to put a full 60 minutes together. They played extremely hard and desperate, and anybody and beat anybody in college hockey.”
Reid Andresen opened the game’s scoring 9:20 into the game when Owen Baker found him open for his second goal of the season and the sixth of his career. Noah Reinhart added the second assist.
The Bulldogs scored twice in the first period to take the lead. Nathan Mackie finished off a backdoor pass to tie the game at 15:58. Owen Mehlenbacher and Jack Mesic assisted.
Akseli Pulkkanen put in a loose puck at the side of the net on the power play at 18:53 to put the home team in front, with Nathan Leek and Zach Bade getting credited with the assists.
Tech led in shots 31-26, including a 15-5 advantage in the third period. Owen Bartoszkiewicz made 24 saves for the Black and Gold, and Alan Lendak earned the win with 30 saves.
The Huskies were 0 for 3 on the power play, and FSU was 1 for 2.
Tech has next weekend off before hosting Augustana in the CCHA home opener on Nov. 6-7.
