In a game played Saturday night at the Volpe Complex at Merrimack, the Warriors stunned the Western Michigan Broncos 5 to 3. Western Michigan opened the scoring at 7:24 of the first period. Tom Auge scored from Colin Ward and Pat Ferschweiler. Western Michigan made it two to nothing at 18:07 of the first period. Pat Ferschweiler scored an unassisted goal. Merrimack cut the lead to 2 to 1 at 4:33 of the second. Howie Rosenblatt picked up a loose puck in a scramble and put the puck in the net. The assists went to Cooper Naylor and Doug Greschuck. Western Michigan made it three to one. I apologize, I missed the second assist on this goal, but it was scored by Tom Auge. One assist went to Pat Ferschweiler. It was scored at 5:05 of the second period. Merrimack cut the lead to 3 to 2 at 12:43 of the second period. Jeff Massey t took a Teal Fowler feed off of a face off, and put it by Western Michigan goalie Mike Power. Merrimack tied the game in the third period. Rob Atkinson scored a fluke goal. It bounced off the goalie's stick and through his pads. The puck was shot from behind the net. It prompted this Merrimack fan to say it's about time one went our way! The assist went to Matt Hentges. It was scored at 7:09. Merrimack iced the game with two shorthanded goals, on the same penalty. Doug Greschuck was whistled off for holding at 7:48. At 8:16 Howie Rosenblatt scored on a slap shot from the face off circle. The assist went to Agostino Casale. Then at 9:32, with Greschuck still in the box, Rob Atkinson fired a shot that trickled by Mike Power. Dan Gravelle got the loose puck and fired it in the empty net for a five to three lead. Atkinson got the only assist. The shots were: Western Michigan 9 10 8 27 Merrimack 7 12 6 25 Scoring: Western Michigan 2 1 0 3 Merrimack 0 2 3 5 Saves: Gosselin (Merrimack) 7 9 6 22 Power (West. Mich.) 7 10 5 22 Some comments: The game was full of penaltys. I just fit them all on my program. For the third straight game, Rob Atkinson played a good game. He could be a good star for Merrimack. The Western Michigan Coach Bill Wilkinson surprised me by not pulling Power w with his team down 5 to 3 in the final minute. Merrimack found a way to stop Mike Eastwood. Not an easy task. Merrimack may have found a temporary answer to their goaltending problem, Yannick Gosselin played quite well in his first start of the year. Tonight was Merrimack's head coach Ron Anderson's 150th win. His coaching mark is 150-88-6 in seven years. Also tonight, a moment of silence was held in honor of the University of New Hampshire coach, who died suddenly either Friday night or Saturday morning. Kevin Yetman Merrimack College UUCP%"[log in to unmask]"