NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. — Despite outshooting their opponents 34-20, the Niagara Purple Eagles fell 3-1 to Alaska Anchorage on Thursday night at Dwyer Arena, snapping their recent momentum heading into conference play.
 
How it Happened
The Purple Eagles (11-9-3) controlled much of the offensive play but struggled to solve Seawolves goaltender Tyler Krivtsov, who made 33 saves in a stellar performance. The loss marked just Niagara's third defeat in their last ten games.
 
Glebs Prohorenkovs scored Niagara's lone goal early in the second period, his sixth of the season, with assists from Trevor Hoskin and Jay Ahearn. The goal briefly cut Alaska Anchorage's lead to 2-1, but the Seawolves (5-17-3) responded less than three minutes later to restore their two-goal advantage.
 
Mitchell Day made 17 saves for Niagara in the loss. The Purple Eagles' power play went 0-for-2 while successfully killing off both of Alaska Anchorage's opportunities with the man advantage.
 
Niagara Notes
• Niagara moves to 1-2 all-time against Alaska Anchorage.
• Prohorenkovs notched his sixth goal of the season and second in three games.
• Day made his first start in net for Niagara this season.
• Ahearn's assist gives him 21 points on the season, second-best on the team.
• Hoskin notched the 19th point of his career with the primary assist on Prohorenkov's goal.
 
Up Next
The Purple and White will travel to Mercyhurst on Friday, Jan. 17 for a 7 p.m. contest with the Lakers.