(above) Vossberg gets the "business" from the MTU Goon Squad 
Box Score(left) At least the boys got to see some cool ice sculptures as those pesky Huskies snapped DU's long unbeaten streak in Houghton
HOUGHTON, Mich. - DU is proving lately that they can be beaten if they fall behind early. Tonight Michigan Tech played the spoiler as DU put up a fight but was unable to overcome a one goal deicit. DU's record when trailing after two periods is 0-9-0.
"We turned in a sub-par performance and Tech capitalized to get the win," DU head coach George Gwozdecky said. "We didn't match their intensity and got out-played most of the game."
Kinrade staked Tech to a 1-0 lead at 11:01 of the opening stanza. Kinrade buried a cross-ice feed from Ryan Bunger stick side of Peter Mannino (14 saves) on the power play. Mullen quickly tied it for DU when he scored unassisted at 13:04. Mullen picked the puck from Alex Gagne in the neutral zone and beat Teslak high to the stick side from the left faceoff circle. Each team had three shots on goal in the period.
Skworchinski tallied the game-winning goal of the second period to give the Huskies a 2-1 lead. Skworchinski beat Mannino high to the glove side from the high slot at 2:46. Tech outshot the Pioneers, 10-9, and held a 13-12 shot advantage after two periods.
The teams played a scoreless third period, despite DU finally outshooting the Huskies 12-3. DU's last chance at salvaging a tie was thwarted when Mike Handza took a roughing penalty with 1:35 remaining in the game. Gwozdecky pulled Mannino with 1:07 remaining, but DU failed to score.
The Pioneers went 0-for-5 on the power play, while Tech was 1-for-3. DU won the shot battle 24-16.
The teams play game two of the series tomorrow at 3:07 p.m. MT.
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