Officials: Drew Taylor (R), Ken Sullivan, Larry Cote
Story by Jason Moy at US College Hockey Online
HANOVER, N.H. -- Senior Corey Waring scored two goals and assisted on another to lead Western Michigan to a 7-3 victory over Dartmouth in men's hockey action Friday night.
After spotting Dartmouth (1-3-2) a 1-0 lead on a Frank Nardella deflection with 13:37 left in the first period, Western Michigan tied it when Waring connected eight minutes later.
The score remained deadlocked, 1-1, until the five-minute mark of the second when the Broncos (6-5-2) erupted for four straight goals.
Steve Rymsha and Brent Rumble put Western Michigan on top, 3-1, before Waring scored a shorthanded goal that proved to be the gamewinner. The Broncos wrapped up the period with a 5-1 lead when Anthony Battaglia notched a power play goal.
In the third period, Dartmouth sandwiched goals by Dan Casella and Peter Mahler around a pair by Jason Redenius and David Cousineau.
In the nets, Jeff Reynaert of WMU made 17 saves, while Dartmouth's Eric Almon stopped 11 shots in 34 minutes before being relieved by Nick Boucher who had nine saves.
The two teams face off again Saturday night at Dartmouth's Thompson Arena.
Statistics
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
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Western Michigan: 3 for 6
Dartmouth: 1 for 4
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| Period | Team | Goal | Assists | Time |
| 1 | D | Nardella | Hunter | 6:23 |
| 1 | WM | Waring | Mills, Andrews | 14:57 |
| 2 | WM | Rymsha | Cousineau, Gove | 5:44 (PPG) |
| 2 | WM | Rumble | unassisted | 6:50 |
| 2 | WM | Waring | unassisted | 12:37 (SHG/GWG) |
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Battaglia
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Cousineau, Andrews
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14:04 (PPG)
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| 3 | D | Casella | M. Byrne | 1:18 |
| 3 | WM | Redenius | Jones, Lukasak | 4:41 |
| 3 | WM | Cousineau | Waring, Rumble | 15:23 (PPG) |
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Mahler | Poulton, M. Byrne | 19:43 (PPG) |
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| Player-Team | Min. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| Reynaert (WM) |
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| Almon (D) | 34:04 | 5 | 6 | x | 11 |
| Boucher (D) | 25:56 | x | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Penalties | ||||
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| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time |
| 1 | D | Sinclair | highsticking | 16:16 |
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Casella | holding | 5:36 |
| 2 | WM | Cousineau | roughing | 8:36 |
| 2 | WM | bench | too many men | 10:55 |
| 2 | D | Casella | hooking | 13:06 |
| 2 | D | Mahler | highsticking | 16:51 |
| 2 | WM | Cousineau | holding | 16:51 |
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Coughlin | highsticking | 19:01 |
| 3 | D | Burkart | boarding | 8:26 |
| 3 | D | Poulton | slashing | 15:15 |
| 3 | WM | Cousineau | slashing | 15:49 |
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Wilkinson | holding | 17:59 |
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