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The Falcons (9-11-3, 14-13-3) had cut the lead to 6-5 on third-period goals by Dave Faulkner and Peter Ratchuk.
Western Michigan 3, Ferris State 2
Joel Irving scored on a rebound 3:51 into the third period to break a tie as Western Michigan beat Ferris State, 3-2, on Saturday.
Matt Barnes made 23 saves as Western (9-8-4, 13-12-4) moved into fifth place in the conference.
The Broncos jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first period as Mike Melas scored a pair of goals.
The first came on a power play as he tipped in a pass from Justin Cardwell.
The Bulldogs (7-14-1, 11-19-2) answered with a pair of power-play goals in the second period by Brett Colborne and Todd Steinmetz.
Mike Szkodzinski had 14 saves for Ferris State.
Ohio State 4, Notre Dame 3
Pierre DuFour had a goal and an assist and goalie Ray Aho stopped 23 shots, including a penalty shot in the second period, as Ohio State beat Notre Dame, 4-3, on Saturday.
Aho stopped the penalty shot and saved six more in the final period.
The Buckeyes improved to 7-15-0 in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, 9-22-0 overall.
Dufour scored the game winner at 7:04 of the third.
Notre Dame (5-16-1, 8-21-1) opened a 2-0 lead at 5:51 of the first on goals by Joe Dusbabek and Andy Jurkowski.