ANCHORAGE  ? Returning from a month-long break, Alaska Anchorage couldn't take advantage of an early 2-0 lead Friday in a 3-2 Western Collegiate Hockey Association loss to No. 17 Wisconsin at Sullivan Arena.

The  Seawolves (7-8-2, 4-7-2 WCHA) got first-period goals from Josh Lunden and Tommy Grant as they lost their fourth in a row, including three straight to the same Wisconsin club.

The Badgers (11-9-3, 8-5-2) were boosted by the excellent goaltending of senior Shane Connelly, who stopped 22 of 24 shots despite allowing Lunden's goal just 77 seconds into the game.

After Grant tallied his team-leading 12th goal with 1:28 left in the first period ? on assists from Nils Backstrom and Paul Crowder ? the Seawolves were stifled by the Badger defense.

Andy Bohmbach brought Wisconsin back within one when he scored a short-handed tally just 43 seconds into the second period. A few minutes later it was Connelly who made the play of the game, stopping a 2-on-0 break by UAA's top two scorers when Crowder's shot off a pass from Grant found nothing but the goalie's pad.

Defenseman Jake Gardiner tallied his second goal of the season with only 11 seconds to go in the second, and center Blake Geoffrion connected less than a minute into the third to give the Badgers the lead. Both goals came courtesy of the power play and featured primary assists from Jamie McBain, his 21st and 22nd of the year.

Sophomore Bryce Christianson was solid in net for the Seawolves, making 22 saves, including 11 in the second period.

The Seawolves and Badgers will meet again in their final matchup of the regular season Saturday at 7:07 p.m.