First-year defenseman Colin Brey locks in on a pass Nov. 9 during NIU's loss to McKendree University at Canlan Ice Sports.
Lars Thomas | Courtesy NIU HockeyDeKALB — Hockey was unable to complete the two-game sweep Saturday against Midwest College Hockey rival Illinois State University.
After taking game one on Friday, the Huskies weren’t able to keep their foot on the gas to win consecutive games for the first time this season. NIU struggled getting anything going offensively throughout game.
Early in period one, sophomore forward Brandon Ledyard got a five-minute game misconduct penalty for spearing.