The Wildcats of Northern Michigan blanked the Tigers of Colorado College in front of a capacity 4,032 fans at Lakeview Arena in Marquette. The 7-0 final score in game one of the best of three series gave NMU its 19th consecutive victory and 30th consecutive victory at home. Freshman Tony Szabo scored a hat trick while leading scorer Scott Beattie tallied his 43rd goal of the season. SUMMARY First Period - 1 NMU, Beaufait (16), sh., 10:39 Second Period - 2 NMU, Hiller (19) (Beattie, Werenka), pp., 6:59; 3 NMU, Szabo (29) (Drake), 10:13 Third Period - 4 NMU, Szabo (30) (Beaufait, Melone), 2:31; 5 NMU, Scott (25) (Soukoroff, Hiller), 8:51; 6 NMU Szabo (31) (Ward, Drake), 11:38; 7 NMU, Beattie (43) (Hiller, Scott), 12:54 Power play opportunities: NMU, 1-5 / CC, 0-6 Penalties: NMU-9 / CC-9 Goalie saves: NMU, 20 (Bill Pye, 4-7-9); CC, 23 (Jon Gustatson, 5-14-4 -- |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||| mailrus!sharkey!lopez!duke ||| This is the most fun a guy can |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| have with his pants on - K. Hart ||||||||| duke@lopez |||||||||||