DEARBORN, Mich. – After being closed out after carrying a 3-2 lead into the third period on Friday (Jan. 5), the University of Michigan-Dearborn (14-4-1, 11-4-1) men's ice hockey team dropped another heartbreaker against the Aquinas College Saints on Saturday (Jan. 6) losing a decision in a shootout after being unable to convert against the Saints netminder. 

The game was a closely contested game that went down to the wire. The first period saw no scoring, as both teams wanted a feel for the game. In the second period, UM-Dearborn's Craig McKague scored an unassisted goal at the 15:19 mark after intercepting a wayward pass in the faceoff circle. McKague skated across the crease and waited out the sprawling goaltender to wrist one into the back of the net. 

In the third period, Aquinas (MI) struck back quickly, with Ryan Kleber scoring an unassisted goal just 1:05 into the period. UM-Dearborn regained the lead at 6:17 when Josh Weber scored with assists from Chance Mathews and Declan Flanagan. Aquinas (MI) tied the game at 10:47 with a power-play goal from Austin Gilmore with assists from Mitchell Hoon and Shane DiTullio. 

The game remained tied through the rest of regulation and overtime, which led to a shootout. Aquinas (MI) won the shootout 1-0, with Gavin Rozema scoring the only goal. The game saw a total of 34 shots on goal by UM-Dearborn and 36 shots on goal by Aquinas (MI). Aquinas (MI) was penalized for 22 minutes on seven infractions, while Michigan-Dearborn was punished for 12 minutes on six infractions. Aquinas (MI) had a power-play conversion rate of 33.3%, while Michigan-Dearborn could not convert on any of their four power-play opportunities.