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Nightingale likes Michigan State resolve in GLI loss

On3 imageby:Paul Konyndyk•12/27/22•

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Grand Rapids, Mich. – Michigan State (12-8-1) was the hunter for the first half of the 2022-23 hockey season. And in that role, The Spartans took a lot of unsuspecting teams by surprise in November and December. In the opening game of the Great Lakes Invitational, Michigan State found itself in the role of the hunted.

The hunter, Ferris State, (9-8-2) took advantage of every early scoring opportunity to race out to a 3-0 lead after one period. The Bulldogs scored a power-play goal in the third period to defeat the Spartans 4-2 and advance to a Wednesday night match-up with Western in the GLI championship.

“Not the result we wanted,” said MSU coach Adam Nightingale, “Any time you go down three, it’s a tough game to play that way. I give our guys a lot of credit. They were calm on the bench and they really pushed. Credit to Ferris, they did a good job of making it hard to get to the inside. They are a well-coached team and there is a reason why Coach (Bob) Daniels has been in this game a long time.”

Trailing 3-0 after the first period, the Spartans pulled to within one goal of Ferris in the second period with a four-on-four goal by Cole Kryier, who also scored his team’s first goal of the game on a short-handed score earlier in the second period.

Michigan State outshot Ferris State by a wide-margin, 47-22. The Spartans outshot Ferris in every period, including the first period in which Ferris scored three goals on six shots.

Michigan State will play Michigan Tech in the third-place game on Wednesday afternoon. Michigan Tech lost in unexpectedly lopsided fashion to Western Michigan, 8-1 in the early game at VanAndel Arena.

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