BEMIDJI, MN -
BEMIDJI, Minn. - Despite snapping a lengthy scoring slump, the Alabama-Huntsville (3-9-0, 0-4-0 CHA) could not muster enough firepower to top eighth-ranked Bemidji State (10-1-1, 6-0-0 CHA) falling 6-3 on Saturday night at the John S. Glas Fieldhouse in Bemidji, Minn.
UAH used a 5-on-3 power play opportunity to get on the scoreboard first in the contest when junior forward Andrew Coburn (Mount Forest, Ontario) netted his third of the season with helpers from junior blueliner Davide Nicoletti (Toronto, Ontario) and sophomore forward Cody Campbell (Maple Ridge, British Columbia) at 8:29 of the first.
The 1-0 lead held until 15:27 when Ryan Adams knotted the contest at 1-1. BSU's Brad Hunt then gave the home team their first lead of the night just before the close of the first frame at 17:32 with a power-play lamp lighter.
Hunt extended the lead to 3-1 early in the second when he scored at the 2:03 mark. The Chargers then cut the lead to 3-2 less than two minutes later when Campbell and Coburn combined to setup senior winger Kevin Morrison (Mississauga, Ontario) for his fourth marker of the season at 3:53. The one-goal margin held until the 14th minute of the period when the Beavers scored a pair of tallies within a 20-second timeframe to put the game away with Ryan Cramer and Matt Read getting the goals.
UAH pulled back within a pair of goals before the period drew to a close when senior winger Cale Tanaka (Stouffville, Ontario) notched his first of the season with assists from Nicoletti and junior winger Chris Fairbanks (Millford, Mich.).
BSU's Hunt then reclaimed the 3-goal cushion early in the third with a power-play strike at 3:16 earning the defenseman the first hat trick allowed by the Chargers since Oct. 21, 2006 when Wayne State's Nate Higgins accomplished the feat.
The Chargers got a big break in the middle of the third period when BSU's Darcy Findlay was whistled for a five-minute major for checking from behind but UAH failed to score with the man advantage and the game ended 6-3.
Senior netminder Blake MacNicol (Milan, Ohio) got his first start of the season making six saves and allowing three goals in just over 22 minutes of action. Junior Cameron Talbot came on in relief and took the loss allowing the game's final three goals with a 15-save effort in net. Mathieu Dugas earned the win for BSU with a 28-save performance.
The Chargers are idle for Thanksgiving weekend returning to the ice on Dec. 4-5 at Robert Morris in Pittsburgh, Pa.
UAH used a 5-on-3 power play opportunity to get on the scoreboard first in the contest when junior forward Andrew Coburn (Mount Forest, Ontario) netted his third of the season with helpers from junior blueliner Davide Nicoletti (Toronto, Ontario) and sophomore forward Cody Campbell (Maple Ridge, British Columbia) at 8:29 of the first.
The 1-0 lead held until 15:27 when Ryan Adams knotted the contest at 1-1. BSU's Brad Hunt then gave the home team their first lead of the night just before the close of the first frame at 17:32 with a power-play lamp lighter.
Hunt extended the lead to 3-1 early in the second when he scored at the 2:03 mark. The Chargers then cut the lead to 3-2 less than two minutes later when Campbell and Coburn combined to setup senior winger Kevin Morrison (Mississauga, Ontario) for his fourth marker of the season at 3:53. The one-goal margin held until the 14th minute of the period when the Beavers scored a pair of tallies within a 20-second timeframe to put the game away with Ryan Cramer and Matt Read getting the goals.
UAH pulled back within a pair of goals before the period drew to a close when senior winger Cale Tanaka (Stouffville, Ontario) notched his first of the season with assists from Nicoletti and junior winger Chris Fairbanks (Millford, Mich.).
BSU's Hunt then reclaimed the 3-goal cushion early in the third with a power-play strike at 3:16 earning the defenseman the first hat trick allowed by the Chargers since Oct. 21, 2006 when Wayne State's Nate Higgins accomplished the feat.
The Chargers got a big break in the middle of the third period when BSU's Darcy Findlay was whistled for a five-minute major for checking from behind but UAH failed to score with the man advantage and the game ended 6-3.
Senior netminder Blake MacNicol (Milan, Ohio) got his first start of the season making six saves and allowing three goals in just over 22 minutes of action. Junior Cameron Talbot came on in relief and took the loss allowing the game's final three goals with a 15-save effort in net. Mathieu Dugas earned the win for BSU with a 28-save performance.
The Chargers are idle for Thanksgiving weekend returning to the ice on Dec. 4-5 at Robert Morris in Pittsburgh, Pa.
