ORONO, MAINE – Alaska Anchorage and Maine played 59:40 of scoreless hockey before Thomas Freel scored to give the Black Bears a 1-0 win.
Freel fired a wrist shot past the glove of Joey Lamoreaux for his second goal of the season. Lamoreaux finished with 40 saves for UAA.
Maine finished with a 41-25 edge in shots.
Both teams were held scoreless on the powerplay with the Seawolves finishing 0-for-2 and the Black Bears 0-for-3.
The two teams will close out the weekend series Saturday.