GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Alex Bump struck for a pair of goals, including the game winner, to help No. 4/5 Western Michigan defeat No. 14/16 North Dakota, 3-2, in overtime on Friday night from a sold-out Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D.
 
Bump struck just 14 seconds into the extra session, firing a shot through traffic and past the goaltender on the power play to hand the Fighting Hawks (12-9-1, 7-4-0 NCHC) their first loss in 3-on-3 overtime this season and snap a five-game unbeaten streak at home.
 
Forwards Carter Wilkie (4) and Dylan James (7) each struck for NoDak in the loss, while sophomore goaltender Hobie Hedquist finished with a career-high 31 saves but suffered his first home defeat of his career.
 
With the game tied at 1-1 heading into the third, UND jumped in front when Wilkie snapped home his fourth goal of the season, but Bump and the Broncos (14-4-1, 7-1-1 NCHC) answered just 40 seconds later to knot the contest back up at 2-2.
 
NoDak had another chance to take the lead late in regulation when James made a great drive to the net and drew a penalty with just over two minutes to play, but the Hawks were called for a minor penalty themselves just 24 seconds into the man advantage to even it up at 4-on-4.
 
WMU took advantage of its only power play of the night, as Bump tallied the game winner to move the Broncos one point ahead of UND in the conference standings.
 
North Dakota will try to earn a series split tomorrow night at 6:07 p.m. on Midco Sports, NCHC.tv and the Fighting Hawks Radio Network.
 
Postgame Notes 

• UND drops to 30-13-1 all-time against Western Michigan and 14-7-0 at home
• The Hawks lost their first OT game of the season and are 3-1-1 on the year
• Nine of UND's last 12 games have been decided by one goal or fewer
• UND is 6-4-0 this season in one-goal games
• NoDak drops to 6-8-0 this season against ranked teams
• Dylan James scored his seventh goal of the season – just two off his career high
• James also extended his point streak to four games (2-4-6)
• Abram Wiebe dished out an assist to extend his point streak to four (1-4-5)
• Hobie Hedquist finished with a career-high 31 saves
• UND falls to 10-2-0 when scoring first
• The Hawks also dropped to 4-1-1 this season when blocking at least 15 shots
• Shots were 34-31 in favor of WMU  
• Faceoffs were 38-26 UND, with Jake Schmaltz leading everyone at 10-4

How It Happened 

First Period                                                     
13:33 | UND – Dylan James (7) from Abram Wiebe (13) and Jackson Kunz (2)

Second Period 
01:36 | WMU – Liam Valente (8) from Zach Nehring (8) and Brian Kramer (6)

Third Period 
02:06 | UND – Carter Wilkie (4) from Mac Swanson (10)
02:46 | WMU – Alex Bump (6) from Owen Michaels (6)

Overtime
00:14 | WMU – Bump (7, PP) from Joona Vaisanen (8) and Samuel Sjolund (12)

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