No. 14 Notre Dame got back in the scoring column against Michigan on Saturday, but it wasn’t enough to prevent a weekend sweep in a 3-1 loss.
Graham Slaggert got Notre Dame (10-9-3, 5-5-2-1) on the board only 1:45 into the game, but the Irish wouldn’t score again. Midway through the second period, Michigan (9-11-2, 4-7-1-0) got going when Nick Blankenberg tied the score on a power play. Five minutes later, Jack Summers gave the Wolverines the lead for good. Jake Slaker rounded out the scoring on an empty-netter late in the third.
Trailing, 2-1, the Irish’s best chance to get the game back even came early in the third period when Jake Pivonka tipped a shot from Nate Clurman. The puck went behind Strauss Mann’s glove, but it hit the post, skipping across the crease past the other side of the net.
Cale Morris made 32 saves for the Irish. Morris has a .965 save percentage over his past five starts.
