The following is a brief summary of the friday game between Western Michigan University and Notre Dame. GOALERS ND- CARL PICCONATTO -16 SAVES WMU- BRIAN RENFREW -19 SAVES SCORING: TEAM 1 2 3 FINAL WMU 0--0--2 2 ND 2--0--1 3 SCORING SUMMARY BY PERIOD: 1 ND - JAMIE LING ND-1 WMU-0 SCORED ON TWO MAN UP ONE TIMER ON CROSS ICE PASS FROM DAVID BANKOSKE AND CURTIS JANICKE. 1 ND - JEFF HASSELMAN ND-2 WMU-0 SCORED ON A LONG PASS DOWN ICE HASSELMAN WENT IN ON A BREAKAWAY WHERE WMU GOALER BRIAN RENFREW MISSED ON AN ATTEMPTED POKE CHECK HASSELMAN BURIES THE EASY GOAL. 3 WMU - DEREK SCHOOLEY ND-2 WMU-1 SCORED WHEN DEREK SCHOOLEY CHEATS DOWN OF LEFT POINT TAKES PASS FROM PAT FERSCHWEILER AND BEATS PICCONATTO HIGH GLOVE. 2ND ASSIST WENT TO BYRON WITKOWSKI. 3 ND - DAVID BANKOSKE ND-3 WMU-1 SCORED ON A LUCKY BOUNCE OFF A WMU DEFENSEMAN, AFTER WMU FAILED TO CLEAR THE PUCK. ASSISTS TO BRUININKS AND JANICKE. 3 WMU - RYAN D'ARCY ND-3 WMU-1 SCORED ON A SHOT FROM THE TOP OF THE LEFT CIRCLE ON A BLAST LOW GLOVE THAT WENT IN OFF THE POST. ASSISTS TO COLIN WARD AND SCOTT CHARTIER. COMMENTS: ALTHOUGH WESTERN ONLY DECIDED TO PLAY THE THIRD PERIOD, TAKE NOTHING AWAY FROM NOTRE DAME, WHO CAME OUT READY TO PLAY. wESTERN HAD THEIR TROUBLE STAYING OUT OF THE PENALTY BOX (TWO MEN SHORT TWICE). THIS LEAD TO ONE GOAL AND PUT WESTERN ON THE DEFENSIVE MOST OF THE GAME. WESTERN TOOK POOR SHOTS AND TOOK THEM AT BAD TIMES MAKING NOTRE DAME LOOK BETTER THAN THEY HAVE IN EARLIER GAMES. WESTERN DID HAVE A CHANCE TO TIE THE GAME WHEN WITH THEIR GOALTENDER PULLED COLIN WARD HIT THE CROSSBAR AFTER NOTRE DAME MISSED THE OPEN NET FROM CENTER ICE. WESTERN WILL TRY AGAIN TONIGHT AT HOME. PERSONAL NOTE: FROM THE BENCH IT LOOKED AS THOUGH WMU DIDN'T CARE THAT THIS WEEKEND COULD PUT THEM INTO FIRST PLACE. NOTRE DAME MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THE BETTER TEAM, BUT THEY DEFINITELY OUTWORKED THE BRONCOS. THE REFEREEING WAS THAT WHICH HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT IN PREVIOUS COMMENTS, WHERE ONE REFEREE RUNS THE SHOW, AND THE OTHER GETS IN THE WAY. THEY GOT A LITTLE HUNG UP ON THE CHECKING FROM BEHIND. IF A MAN TURNS HIS BACK TO THE CHECK, IT HAS TO BE LET GO. THIS WAS A TOUGH FIRST LOSS FOR BRIAN RENFREW, WE'LL SEE HOW HE HANDLES IT.