SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Lake Superior State hockey faced off against Notre Dame for its first Central Collegiate Hockey Association match-up Thursday and lost, 4-2, in front of a sellout crowd of 2,989.

At the end of the first period, LSSU and UND were tied, 1-1. Sophomore defenseman Zach Trotman (3-1--4) scored the Lakers' goal that tied that game at 7:35. Trotman's goal was assisted by senior forward Will Acton (1-3--4) and answered a goal scored by UND's David Gerths at 3:45.

Calle Ridderwall of Notre Dame (2-1-0 overall, 1-0-0 CCHA) was the first to score in the second period, tallying a power-play marker at 2:37. LSSU (0-2-1 overall, 0-1-0 CCHA) answered with a power play goal from Acton, assisted by Trotman at 4:57.

Billy Maday scored a short-handed game-winning goal at 11:29 of the second period. Mike Voran tallied Notre Dame's final goal at 9:34 of the third period, giving the Irish a two-goal cushion.

LSSU was 1-for-8 on the power-play and held Notre Dame to 1-for-4.

Lakers' goaltender Brian Mahoney-Wilson faced a total of 34 shots and made 30 saves. UND netminder Mike Johnson stopped 26 of 28 shots.

LSSU will be back in action against Notre Dame Friday at 7:35 p.m. Catch the action live on 99.5 Yes FM.