SAULT STE. MARIE - Lake Superior State dropped its first game of a two-game series against the University of Michigan, 5-1, at the Taffy Abel Arena Friday.

LSSU is now 4-3-0 overall and 1-2-0 in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. Michigan is 3-2-0 and 1-0-0 in the CCHA.

Senior forward Brad Cooper, who has three goals and two assists for the season, scored the only Laker goal of the night, a 5-on-3 power-play goal that cut U-M's lead to 4-1 at 2:42 of the third period. Senior forward Zac MacVoy and junior defenseman Tyson Hobbins assisted on the goal. The Lakers were 1-for-8 on the power play.

The Lakers held Michigan to 0-for-3 on the power play.

Michigan took a 3-0 lead in the first period on goals by Scooter Vaughan, Carl Hageland and All-CCHA First-Teamer Louie Caporusso. Matt Rust made it 4-0 with a second-period goal, and Luke Glendening finished off the scoring at 16:56 of the third period. Hageland and Glendening also had assists to finish with two points each.

LSSU junior goaltender Brian Mahoney-Wilson totaled of 27 saves for the night. Twelve of those saves came in the first period. Michigan's goaltender, Bryan Hogan, finished with 24 saves in the game.

The Lakers will play Michigan in the final game of the series Saturday, 7:05 p.m., at the Taffy Abel Arena.

Lake Superior State vs. University of Michigan