Colorado College hockey hangs with Western Michigan, but falls short
Colorado College went toe-to-toe with fifth-ranked Western Michigan for 60 minutes Saturday night, but fell just short in a 5-4 loss at Robson Arena.
Jason Polin recorded a hat trick for the Broncos, while Hunter McKown scored twice and added an assist for CC. Nate Schweitzer scored and had a helper for the Tigers and Danny Weight collected his first goal as a Tiger.
The Broncos outshot Colorado College, 35-30, and connected on one of their three power-play opportunities. The Tigers were 0-for-4 on the power play.
McKown tied the game 4-4 in the third period, but Western Michigan got the game-winning goal from Ethen Frank with 3:16 left in the game.
CC dropped to 4-11-1 in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference and 7-16-3 overall. Western Michigan improved to 19-6-0 overall and 11-5-0 in the NCHC.
CC goes on the road to take on No. 12 North Dakota next week.
Colorado College forward Hunter McKown (41) checks Western Michigan defenseman Michael Joyaux (3) into the boards during the first period Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, at Ed Robson Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
Colorado College forward Hunter McKown (41) battles Western Michigan defenseman Aidan Fulp (24) for the puck during the third period Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, at Ed Robson Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
