Michigan and Ohio State Come Out Strong in Dayton

Both Michigan and Ohio State come out of the Dayton event with 4-0 records. Michigan came away with wins against Illionis State, Illinois State 'B', Michigan State 'B', and Ball State. Surprisingly enough the closest game of the weekend for the Wolverine A squad was against Michigan State 'B' where they won the game in the third period by a score of 8-6. The Michigan 'B' team also performed well in their four wins of the weekend. They currently sit on top of the Second Bracket with a record of 5-0 (8-0 overall). Ohio State came out to play some of the most exciting games of the weekend. In their first game against Illinois State they went down early by a score of 3-0. They then came back to score the winning goal within the final minute of the game. In their game against Miami of Ohio, each team traded goals until they reached 5 goals each. With 39.9 seconds left in the final period, Ohio State scored to claim the 6-5 victory. Ohio State left their first weekend with a 4-0 record. Other exciting games of the weekend were Michigan 'B' vs. Michigan State 'B' where the score was 6-5 until Michigan 'B' scored an empty netter to win the game. Miami of Ohio and Ball State skated to a 3-3 tie. Michigan State 'B' lost in a tight 2-1 game against Ohio State 'B'. Ohio State 'B' came back from a 4 goal deficit, but couldn't pull off the victory against Michigan 'B' in a game that ended 7-6.