COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. ? Senior Justin Bourne's shorthanded goal with 13.9 seconds remaining in overtime lifted Alaska Anchorage to a 5-4 victory over No. 9 Colorado College here tonight in Western Collegiate Hockey Association action at the World Arena.
Bourne's second overtime-game winner this season clinched UAA's first win at the World Arena in 17 tries and also ended UAA's 18-game losing streak overall to the Tigers at Colorado Springs.
The victory was the Seawolves second all-time in 29 meetings at CC (2-27-0) and the first on the road over the Tigers since 1996.
UAA's team-leader in points with 19, Bourne led the team's offensive efforts against CC by recording his team-best sixth multiple-point game of the year with 2-1?3 scoring totals.
The Seawolves improved to 8-5-2 overall and 6-5-0 in the WCHA with their second league-road victory of the season, placing them into a fourth-place tie with Denver in the conference standings (12 pts.). CC fell to 10-6-1 and 7-4-0 in league play with the loss, its first on home ice in six games.
UAA shut down the Tiger power play, killing off all 10 CC man-advantage opportunities, including four in the first 20 minutes of play. The Seawolves connected on 1-of-5 power-play attempts and also scored two shorthanded goals ? their first of the season.
Goaltender Jon Olthuis was solid in his first WCHA start in net for the Seawolves stopping a season-high 44 shots, including thwarting 17 of 18 in the first period. The freshman, who was playing in just his fourth game this season, also collected an assist on UAA's first score.
The Seawolves stormed to a 4-0 first period lead on goals from freshman Josh Lunden (2), senior Nick Lowe and Bourne. Lunden scored both his goals in the opening 10:12 of the first period, giving UAA a 1-0 lead at the 3:45 mark and a 3-0 advantage with a power-play tally at 10:12. Senior Nick Lowe added a shorthanded between Lunden's scores at 5:32.
Bourne buried his first goal of the game and UAA's fourth goal of the period on new Tiger goalie Drew O'Connell (18 saves) at 15:05, but CC would answer with its first score of the night from Brian Connelly just 14 seconds later.
CC goaltender Matt Zaba made 18 saves in a period and a half of play before getting benched.
A scoreless second period would give way to a Tiger comeback in the third as the home team would rally for three goals in less than nine minutes to tie the game at 4-4 with 5:20 remaining in regulation. CC had a fourth goal called off as referee Marco Hunt determined that it was kicked in.
The Tigers, who outshot UAA 48-32 overall, held a 16-7 advantage in shots in the third.
The same two teams face each other Saturday in the final game of the two-game set at 5:07 p.m. (AST)
