No. 6 Western Michigan Shuts Out No. 12 Colorado College 4-0

No. 12 Colorado College fell 4-0 to No. 6 Western Michigan on Friday night at Lawson Arena in Kalamazoo, Mich., opening a weekend series with a shutout loss.

Colorado College Athletics reported that the defeat dropped the Tigers to 7-3-1 overall and 1-2-0 in league play. The host Broncos improved to 7-2-1 overall and 1-1-1 in the NCHC behind a strong defensive effort and a decisive second period.

After a scoreless opening frame, Western Michigan broke the game open with three goals in the middle period. Zach Naering started the scoring at the 5:34 mark of the second period before Cole Spicer doubled the lead nearly five minutes later with an assist from Iiro Hakkarainen.

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Hakkarainen added a power-play goal just nine seconds into a power play at the 12:49 mark to push the margin to 3-0. William Whitelaw capped the scoring 1:13 into the third period.

The Broncos controlled the run of play throughout the night, outshooting the Tigers 36-15. That advantage included a 16-2 disparity in shots during the second period alone.

Goaltender Quentin Miller made 15 saves for Western Michigan. At the other end, Jackson Unger made 27 saves in just over 48 minutes of action for Colorado College before giving way to freshman Michal Pradel, who recorded five saves in his collegiate debut.

Special teams proved decisive as the Broncos capitalized on one of two power-play opportunities. The Tigers finished 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

The two teams return to the ice on Saturday, Nov. 14, at Lawson Arena. Opening faceoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET, with radio coverage available on KRDO 105.5 and through cctigers.com/radio.