Once again, Ferris State outshot Western Michigan. This time, the result was different.<\/p>\n
Matt Stefanishion and Jeff Legue scored two goals apiece in a 6-2 Saturday victory over Western Michigan to earn a split in the series.<\/p>\n
Stefanishion got the game winner at 5:31 of the second period. After Matt Bomersback’s shot was stopped by WMU goaltender Daniel Bellissimo, Stefanishion was there to put the rebound home.<\/p>\n
“I thought we played a very solid game again tonight,” Ferris coach Bob Daniels said. “If you look at the stats, we have outshot our opponents by almost a 2-to-1 margin in the last four games, but we have been unable to score. We have run into some excellent goaltenders at Lake State and Western.<\/p>\n
“Tonight, it was good to see the puck go in for a change. The thing we have to work on is defensively around our net. We didn’t give up many shots, but the ones we give up are great opportunities.”<\/p>\n
Western Michigan got off on the right foot in the first period as they were awarded the first four power plays of the game.<\/p>\n
Mike Lesperance started the scoring at 4:00 when Brent Walton passed the puck over to Lesperance, who beat goaltender Mike Brown to the blocker side. But Stefanishion answered at 9:43 to make it 1-1 when he blocked a clearing attempt and shot the puck past Bellissimo.<\/p>\n
The second period was all Bulldogs. Derek Nesbitt got the scoring started at 3:55. Matt York unleashed a shot from the point that was stopped by the goaltender, but Nesbitt put the rebound back to make it 2-1.<\/p>\n
Then, after Stefanishion’s second goal of the game, Greg Rallo and Mark Bomersback connected to make it 4-1 at 7:05. Rallo passed the puck over to Bomersback, who roofed it over the outstretched pad of the goaltender.<\/p>\n
Jeff Legue rounded out the scoring in the second period at 12:55 with a wrist shot that rang off the post and into the back of the net to make it 5-1.<\/p>\n
“I thought Derek Nesbitt played the best game of the season tonight,” Daniels said. “Along with Nesbitt, I would put Adam Miller, Matt Rutkowski, and Greg Rallo on that list as well. Mike Brown played exceptional tonight as well.”<\/p>\n
Walton would not be denied in the third period. At 4:46, Walton intercepted a pass and skated in alone on Brown. Brown dove to make the save, but Walton put it upstairs to make it 5-2.<\/p>\n
Legue completed the scoring for Ferris on a deflection at 6:35.<\/p>\n
“Brent Walton is a dynamite hockey player,” Daniels said. “You can’t contain him and keep him off the scoresheet. You can try to limit him to a few points on the weekend, which is what we tried to do. He still got two points tonight. I think that shows how good he really is.”<\/p>\n
Talking about his 200th win, Daniels wouldn’t take all the credit.<\/p>\n
“It all doesn’t fall on me. It all goes back to the assistant coaches, players, and so on. That is the one thing I have had throughout the years is a great coaching staff. Now, let’s concentrate on getting 201.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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