Broncos Fall at #10/10 North Dakota

GRAND FORKS, N.D. - #5/5 Western Michigan hockey (6-2-1, 0-1-1 NCHC) dropped the series finale at #10/10 North Dakota (5-3-1, 1-0-1 NCHC), 4-1, on Saturday night at Ralph Engelstad Arena.

North Dakota scored two goals in the first period, starting with Gavin Lindberg at 1:14, to kick off the home team's scoring spree. The Fighting Hawks added one in the second, from Cody Croal at 7:54 and led 3-0 heading into the second intermission.

Freshman forward Adam Benák put the Broncos on the board at 8:23 of the third period. The team's leader with 15 points (5G-10A) has scored in three straight contests, the first WMU freshman to do so since forward

Ty Henricks did during the 2024-25 campaign.

Croal…