One AMSOIL Arena unbeaten streak came to an end Saturday night while another rolled on.

Western Michigan University used a three-goal third period and strong play from its specialty teams to down the University of Minnesota Duluth 4-2 before a sellout Hall of Fame Game crowd of 6,873 at AMSOIL Arena. That put the skids on the No. 5 Bulldogs' five-game home unbeaten run (4-0-1) at home while the Broncos improved to 3-0-1 in their last four games in Duluth.

The two National Collegiate Hockey Conference rivals, who played to 2-2 overtime draw Friday (Western Michigan won the ensuing shootout), traded first-period goals with Alex Iafallo striking for the Bulldogs (13-8-1 overall; 8-5-1-0). The sophomore left winger roofed a backhander with 3:16 to go for his fifth goal of the season. The Broncos (10-9-3; 3-6-3-3 NCHC) took their second lead of the night -- on their second power play goal -- at 7:55 of the third period, but junior center Tony Cameranesi, who came into Saturday's series rematch toting a career-high nine-game scoring streak, answered at 9:39, tapping in a loose puck that was resting on the Bronco goal line. It took Western Michigan just 59 seconds, however, to break the deadlock as Colton Hargrove ripped a shot from near the left faceoff circle and before he closed out the scoring with a 110-foot bank shot into an empty Bulldog net.

UMD was without the services of its leading goal scorer, sophomore center Dominic Toninato, who was was suspended for one game by the NCHC after his five-minute major penalty for kneeing Friday was reviewed.

The Bulldogs went 0-for-5 on the power play while Western Michigan cashed in on two of its man advantage opportunities. Both teams put 27 shots on goal.

"Western is a tough team to play against," said senior team captain Adam Krause. "Aside from a few stretches here and there, I don't think we played that bad this weekend, but getting only one point obviously not the outcome we wanted."

UMD will be at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul next weekend for the second annual North Star College Cup, drawing Bemidji State University in a semifinal round matchup Friday afternoon.




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