SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. - Lake Superior State ended its first Western Collegiate Hockey Association series with a split against Alaska after losing 3-2 in overtime Saturday at Taffy Abel Arena.

Senior goalie Kevin Kapalka suffered his first loss of the season despite an impressive 37-save performance for LSSU (5-2-1). Kapalka is 2-1-1 overall.

UAF (5-3-2 overall, 2-2-0 WCHA) opened the scoring with a power-play goal by Cody Kunyk at 4:54 of the first period. Sophomore defenseman Eric Drapluk (3-1--4) tallied the Lakers' first goal, a power-play goal, at 17:38 of the first from junior defender Kevin Czuczman (3-5--8).

At 4:27 of the second the Nanooks' Marcus Basara scored for a 2-1 Alaska lead. LSSU freshman forward Alex Globke (5-6--11) forced the sudden-death overtime with a goal at 18:36 of the third, shortly after the Lakers killed off a penalty. He drew assists from Czuczman and senior forward Dan Radke (1-8--9).

The Lakers were unable to fight off the Nanooks. Joey Davies tallied the game-winning goal thanks to a rebound that deflected off a Laker defender at 2:41 of the overtime.

John Keeney (3-1-1) recorded the win for Alaska, making 27 saves. The Lakers and Alaska both went 1-for-5 on the power-play.

The Lakers play at Michigan Tech Nov. 15-16.

LSSU 2, Alaska 3 OT