Three first-period goals by Ferris State proved to be the difference in the Bulldogs' 4-2 win over Michigan State in the first round of the Great Lakes Invitational on Tuesday in Grand Rapids.
Ferris State (9-8-2) will take on Western Michigan (11-9-1) in the GLI championship game at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Tyler Schleppe (4:50), Connor McGrath (18:37) and Mitch Deelstra (19:45) helped make it 3-0 Ferris at the first intermission.,
Cole Krygier scored twice in the second period for MSU (12-8-1), including a shorthanded goal at 13:35, to cut the Spartans' deficit to 3-2. But about midway through the third, Erik Middendorf was whistled for hooking.