MINNEAPOLIS – Senior forward Mike McKee scored in his 100th career college game but the Western Michigan hockey team fell to No. 1/1 Denver, 3-1, in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Frozen Faceoff Third Place game at the Target Center on Saturday afternoon.
McKee scored WMU's lone goal at 5:29 in the second period to finish off a two-on-one and tie the game up at 1-1 after Colin Staub netted a power play goal in the first period to give the Pioneers an initial lead.
Just over a minute later at 6:37 Liam Finlay fired a shot in from the deep slot to give DU a 2-1 lead.