The Bowling Green State University hockey team suffered a 1-0 loss to Western Michigan at the Huntington Center tonight.
Nolan LaPorte scored the game's only goal for the Broncos, who improved to 7-10-1 on the season.
The Falcons, ranked No. 12 in the country, saw a nine-game unbeaten streak come to an end, falling to 11-4-5 on the season.
Western Michigan's Lukas Hafner, a Central Catholic grad, stopped all 35 shots he faced, including 16 in the third period, to claim the win.
BG starter Chris Nell made nine saves before leaving early in the second period with an apparent head injury.