All-Time Series & Streaks
The Bison move to 4-2-2 all-time against the Owls. The previous two meetings ended in a tie. The last Westfield State victory was a 15-3 triumph on February 10, 1979.
 
Three Stars of the Game
1 – Westfield sophomore Cody Campbell-Rich (Bellingham, Wash.) – scored a pair of goals – including the game-winner; finished +2
2 – Westfield freshman Colby Daniels (Leask, Sask.) – collected assists on both of Campbell-Rich's goals and was also a +2
3 – Westfield junior goaltender Jonathon LoParco (Vaughn, Ontario) – turned aside 22 shots to earn his ninth win of the season.
 
Quick Synopsis
Campbell-Rich scored midway through the first and again in the second period to lift the Owls to a 3-1 non-conference win over the Bison. Sophomore Scott Cuthrell (Waterford, Mich.) scored his fourth for the Bison late in the third period.
 
Key Stat of the Game
Nichols won 44 of the 66 face-offs – including 11 from senior Paul Prescott (Oakdale, Minn.) – but were unable to generate much offense off of them.
 
Turning Point
Sophomore Roman Pfennings (Grefrath, Germany) scored his fifth goal of the season at 7:55 of the third to increase the Westfield State lead to 3-0.
 
Quick Hits
-Senior Alex Larson (Madison, Ala.) made 19 saves and slipped to 9-3-0 on the season.
-Nichols outshot the Owls 11-7 in the third and finished the contest with a 23-22 edge in that category.
-Each team went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
 
Quote
"We weren't very good in the first two periods. We played as individuals and not as a team. We were trying to beat guys one-on-one instead of using each other. We tried to turn it on in the third period, but you can't play like that. They're a good team and we're not good enough to just play for 20 minutes and expect to win. They are well-coached and they outworked us. The message to the guys after the game was, 'It doesn't matter how much talent you have. If you don't work as a team, you're not going to have the result that you want.' You can't get away with it." – Nichols head coach Parker Burgess
 
Next up
Nichols (10-3-0) – Saturday, January 9 @ Cortland St., 3:00 p.m.
Westfield St. (9-4-0) – Saturday, January 9 @ Salem St., 2:00 p.m.