MEQUON, Wis. – The Concordia University Wisconsin men's hockey team battled back from a two-goal deficit to force overtime on Friday night, but Gustavus Adolphus scored the game-winner in the extra period to hand the Falcons a 4-3 loss at home.
The Falcons struck first just 37 seconds into the opening period when Cooper Brown found the back of the net on the power play. Trent Burlison and Levi Carter recorded assists on the goal.
Gustavus answered midway through the first period to even the score at 1-1 before adding two goals in the second period to take a 3-1 advantage into the final frame.
CUW responded with an impressive third-period effort. Brown scored his second goal of the night just 1:50 into the period, with Ty Petzke and Matt Green picking up assists to cut the deficit to one.
Neither team found the game-winner in regulation, sending the contest to overtime. Gustavus' scored at 2:09 into the extra period to secure the 4-3 victory.
Brown led the Falcons offensively with two goals, including a power-play tally. Ochitwa added a goal, while Tallman, Guvenal, Petzke, Green, Burlison and Carter each recorded an assist.
Concordia Wisconsin finished with 20 shots on goal, while goaltender Frank Murphy made 53 saves in a strong performance against 57 Gustavus shots.
The Falcons will look to bounce back tomorrow to finish the weekend of play against Gustavus Adolphus. Puck will drop at 3 p.m.
